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Cambridge Classical Studies: Oscan in the Greek Alphabet
Nicholas Zair
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Description for Cambridge Classical Studies: Oscan in the Greek Alphabet
hardcover. By examining Greek-alphabet Oscan inscriptions, this book shines light on the linguistics, bilingualism and epigraphy of ancient Southern Italy. Series: Cambridge Classical Studies. Num Pages: 258 pages, 52 tables. BIC Classification: 1DST; 1QDA; 2AD; CFF; CFH; DSBB; HBLA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 138. .
Oscan was spoken in Southern Italy in the second half of the first millennium BC. Here, for the first time, all the evidence for the spelling of Oscan in the Greek alphabet is collected and examined. Understanding the orthography of these inscriptions has far-reaching implications for the historical phonology and morphology of Oscan and the Italic languages (for example providing unique evidence for the reconstruction of the genitive plural). A striking discovery is the lack of a standardised orthography for Oscan in the Greek alphabet, which seriously problematises attempts to date inscriptions by assuming the consistent chronological development of spelling ... Read more
Oscan was spoken in Southern Italy in the second half of the first millennium BC. Here, for the first time, all the evidence for the spelling of Oscan in the Greek alphabet is collected and examined. Understanding the orthography of these inscriptions has far-reaching implications for the historical phonology and morphology of Oscan and the Italic languages (for example providing unique evidence for the reconstruction of the genitive plural). A striking discovery is the lack of a standardised orthography for Oscan in the Greek alphabet, which seriously problematises attempts to date inscriptions by assuming the consistent chronological development of spelling ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
258
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Series
Cambridge Classical Studies
Condition
New
Number of Pages
268
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781107068926
SKU
V9781107068926
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About Nicholas Zair
Nicholas Zair is a Research Associate on the AHRC-funded 'Greek in Italy' project based in the Faculty of Classics at the University of Cambridge. He studied in Oxford before taking up a Research Fellowship at Peterhouse, Cambridge. He has published widely on the historical developments of the orthography, phonology and morphology of the Italic and Celtic languages, and is particularly ... Read more
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