J. M. Edmonds
Cambridge University Press
e druk, 2014
9781107450714
An Introduction to Comparative Philology for Classical Students
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Paperback, 246 blz.
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Engels
Cambridge University Press |
e druk, 2014
ISBN13: 9781107450714
Rubricering
Levertijd ongeveer 8 werkdagen
Samenvatting
Originally published in 1906, this book was originally intended as a guide for students beginning their university studies in Classics. Edmonds includes charts and tables illuminating the development of Indo-European languages, and uses examples from Greek and Latin literature to illustrate key philological points. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in the history of Classical philology.
Specificaties
ISBN13:9781107450714
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:Paperback
Aantal pagina's:246
Uitgever:Cambridge University Press
Inhoudsopgave
1. Language and the study of language; 2. The mechanism of speech, and the classification of sounds; 3. Accent; 4. Spelling and pronunciation, with a sketch of the history of our alphabet; 5. The Aryan language and its descendants; 6. Change; 7. Vowel gradation; 8. Grimm's law and the exceptions to it; 9. Sounds which have developed differently in Greek and Latin; 10. Sketch of the history of comparative philology; List of books useful to the student of comparative philology; Index of phonetic symbols; Greek index; General index.