The Ancient Languages of Mesopotamia, Egypt and Aksum
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: March 31, 2008
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 288
ISBN-13: 9780521684972
Subjects: Language & Linguistics; World history: BCE to c 500 CE; Language Arts & Disciplines; Language Arts / Linguistics / Literacy; Language; Ancient Languages - General; General; Foreign Language Study / Ancient Languages
Description: "This book, derived from the acclaimed Cambridge Encyclopedia of the World's Ancient Languages, describes the ancient languages of Mesopotamia, Egypt, and Aksum, for the convenience of students and specialists working in that area. Each chapter of the work focuses on an individual language or, in some instances, a set of closely related varieties of a language. Providing a full descriptive presentation, each of these chapters examines the writing system(s), phonology, morphology, syntax, and lexicon of that language, and places the language within its proper linguistic and historical context. The volume brings together an international array of scholars, each a leading specialist in ancient language study. While designed primarily for scholars and students of linguistics, this work will prove invaluable to all whose studies take them into the realm of ancient language."--BOOK JACKET.