The Ancient Languages of Asia Minor

A convenient, portable paperback derived from the acclaimed Cambridge Encyclopedia of the World's Ancient Languages.

Roger D. Woodard (Edited by)

9780521684965, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 10 April 2008

208 pages, 1 map 16 tables
24.4 x 18.9 x 1.3 cm, 0.47 kg

This book, derived from the acclaimed Cambridge Encyclopedia of the World's Ancient Languages, describes the ancient languages of Asia Minor, 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.

Editor's foreword Roger D. Woodard
1. Language in ancient Asia Minor: an introduction Roger D. Woodard
2. Hittite Calvert Watkins
3. Luvain H. Craig Melchert
4. Palaic H. Craig Melchert
5. Lycian H. Craig Melchert
6. Lydian H. Craig Melchert
7. Carian H. Craig Melchert
8. Phrygian Claude Brixhe
9. Hurrian Gernot Wilhelm
10. Urartian Gernot Wilhelm
11. Classical Armenian James P. T. Clackson
12. Early Georgian Kevin Tuite
Appendix 1. Full table of contents from The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the World's Ancient Languages.

Subject Areas: Archaeology [HD], Ancient history: to c 500 CE [HBLA], Language: history & general works [CBX]