The Ancient Languages of Syria-Palestine and Arabia - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521684986 ISBN 13: 9780521684989

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2008

Synopsis

This book, derived from the acclaimed Cambridge Encyclopedia of the World's Ancient Languages, describes the ancient languages of Syria-Palestine and Arabia, 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.

About this title

Book Description:

This book describes the ancient languages of Syria-Palestine and Arabia, for the convenience of students and specialists working in that area. Each chapter examines the writing system(s), phonology, morphology, syntax and lexicon of a language, and places that language within its proper linguistic and historical context.

About the Author:

Roger D. Woodard is the Andrew Van Vranken Raymond Professor of the Classics at the University of Buffalo. His numerous publications include The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the World's Ancient Languages (2004).

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0521684986
• ISBN 13: 9780521684989
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 284
• Editor: Roger D. Woodard