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The Resource An Assyrian grammar : for comparative purposes, Archibald Henry Sayce, (electronic resource)

An Assyrian grammar : for comparative purposes, Archibald Henry Sayce, (electronic resource)

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Archibald Henry Sayce (1845–1933) became interested in Middle Eastern languages and scripts while still a teenager. Old Persian and Akkadian cuneiform had recently been deciphered, and at the same time Indo-European studies had emerged as a lively field, with publications by scholars including Grimm, Bopp and Schleicher. Assyrian offered opportunities to historians of the Semitic languages similar to those provided by Avestan to Indo-Europeanists, and Sayce's grammar, published in 1872, was aimed at such an audience. Only transliteration was used, as cuneiform would be both expensive and redundant for philological purposes. In his preface, Sayce acknowledges the recent work of Oppert, Hincks, and Smith (whose translation of part of the epic tale of Gilgamesh attracted considerable publicity later that year). Sayce considers the place of Assyrian in the Semitic language family and its development over time, and reviews the archaeological evidence and scholarly literature, before presenting its phonology, morphology, syntax and prosody.--
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  • eng
  • akk
  • eng
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Extent
1 online resource (xvi, 188 pages)
Contents
  • Preface
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Literature of the Assyrian language
  • 3. Phonology
  • 4. The pronouns
  • 5. The verb
  • 6. The defective verb
  • 7. The nouns
  • 8. The numerals
  • 9. The prepositions
  • 10. The interjections
  • 11. The adverbs
  • 12. The conjunctions
  • 13. The syntax
  • 14. Prosody
  • 15. Corrections and additions
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9781139923910
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https://eui.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139923910
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An Assyrian grammar : for comparative purposes
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An Assyrian grammar
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for comparative purposes
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Archibald Henry Sayce
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Language
  • eng
  • akk
  • eng
Summary
Archibald Henry Sayce (1845–1933) became interested in Middle Eastern languages and scripts while still a teenager. Old Persian and Akkadian cuneiform had recently been deciphered, and at the same time Indo-European studies had emerged as a lively field, with publications by scholars including Grimm, Bopp and Schleicher. Assyrian offered opportunities to historians of the Semitic languages similar to those provided by Avestan to Indo-Europeanists, and Sayce's grammar, published in 1872, was aimed at such an audience. Only transliteration was used, as cuneiform would be both expensive and redundant for philological purposes. In his preface, Sayce acknowledges the recent work of Oppert, Hincks, and Smith (whose translation of part of the epic tale of Gilgamesh attracted considerable publicity later that year). Sayce considers the place of Assyrian in the Semitic language family and its development over time, and reviews the archaeological evidence and scholarly literature, before presenting its phonology, morphology, syntax and prosody.--
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Sayce, A. H.
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dictionaries
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  • Cambridge library collection. Linguistics
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Akkadian language
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An Assyrian grammar : for comparative purposes, Archibald Henry Sayce, (electronic resource)
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https://eui.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139923910
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Contents
Preface -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Literature of the Assyrian language -- 3. Phonology -- 4. The pronouns -- 5. The verb -- 6. The defective verb -- 7. The nouns -- 8. The numerals -- 9. The prepositions -- 10. The interjections -- 11. The adverbs -- 12. The conjunctions -- 13. The syntax -- 14. Prosody -- 15. Corrections and additions
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CR9781139923910
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Extent
1 online resource (xvi, 188 pages)
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online
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Use of this electronic resource may be governed by a license agreement which restricts use to the European University Institute community. Each user is responsible for limiting use to individual, non-commercial purposes, without systematically downloading, distributing, or retaining substantial portions of information, provided that all copyright and other proprietary notices contained on the materials are retained. The use of software, including scripts, agents, or robots, is generally prohibited and may result in the loss of access to these resources for the entire European University Institute community
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9781139923910
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computer
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rdamedia
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digital, PDF file(s).
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remote
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(OCoLC)911179768
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An Assyrian grammar : for comparative purposes, Archibald Henry Sayce, (electronic resource)
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https://eui.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139923910
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online resource
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text
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Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Preface -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Literature of the Assyrian language -- 3. Phonology -- 4. The pronouns -- 5. The verb -- 6. The defective verb -- 7. The nouns -- 8. The numerals -- 9. The prepositions -- 10. The interjections -- 11. The adverbs -- 12. The conjunctions -- 13. The syntax -- 14. Prosody -- 15. Corrections and additions
Control code
CR9781139923910
Dimensions
unknown
Extent
1 online resource (xvi, 188 pages)
Form of item
online
Governing access note
Use of this electronic resource may be governed by a license agreement which restricts use to the European University Institute community. Each user is responsible for limiting use to individual, non-commercial purposes, without systematically downloading, distributing, or retaining substantial portions of information, provided that all copyright and other proprietary notices contained on the materials are retained. The use of software, including scripts, agents, or robots, is generally prohibited and may result in the loss of access to these resources for the entire European University Institute community
Isbn
9781139923910
Media category
computer
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • c
Other physical details
digital, PDF file(s).
Specific material designation
remote
System control number
(OCoLC)911179768

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