This book, derived from the acclaimed Cambridge Encyclopedia of the World's Ancient Languages, describes the ancient languages of Asia and the Americas, 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.
Edited by:
Roger D. Woodard (State University of New York Buffalo) Imprint: Cambridge University Press Country of Publication: United Kingdom Dimensions:
Height: 243mm,
Width: 189mm,
Spine: 19mm
Weight: 520g ISBN:9780521684941 ISBN 10: 0521684943 Pages: 296 Publication Date:26 May 2008 Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Undergraduate
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
Editor's foreword Roger D. Woodard; 1. Language in ancient Asia and the Americas: an introduction Roger D. Woodard; 2. Sanskrit Stephanie W. Jamison; 3. Middle Indic Stephanie W. Jamison; 4. Old Tamil Sanford B. Steever; 5. Old Persian RĂ¼diger Schmitt; 6. Avestan Mark Hale; 7. Pahlavi Mark Hale; 8. Ancient Chinese Alain Peyraube; 9. Mayan Victoria R. Bricker; 10. Epi-Olmec (Zapotec Appendix) Terrence Kaufman and John Justeson; Appendix 1. Reconstructed ancient languages Don Ringe; Appendix 2. Full table of contents from The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the World's Ancient Languages.
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).