Ancient Egyptian by Antonio Loprieno
The language of Ancient Egypt has been the object of careful investigation since its decipherment in the nineteenth century, but this is the first accessible account which uses the insights of modern linguistics. Antonio Loprieno traces Ancient Egyptian's historical development from Old Egyptian to Coptic, and, combining diachronic and synchronic viewpoints wherever possible, he looks at the hieroglyphic system and its cursive varieties (Hieratic and Demotic), the phonology of Classical Egyptian and Coptic, the phonology and syntax of the literary languages, and semantic and pragmatic constraints on syntax. He also looks at the genetic connections of Egyptian within the Afroasiatic family, especially with Semitic languages such as Akkadian, Arabic, and Hebrew. This book will be essential reading for linguists and Egyptologists alike.
'This is an outstanding book that should help to persuade Egyptologists of the value of Linguistics while making the Egyptian Language fully available to Linguists … the accuracy and penetration of Loprieno's rendering is striking' John Baines, The Times Higher Education Supplement
Ph.D. Antonio Loprieno Dr. phil.habil., University of Turin, Italy, 1977. Ancient Egyptian: A Linguistic Introduction (Cambridge University Press, 1995) is one of his many publications on Egyptian language and literature.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780521448499 |
| ISBN 10 | 0521448492 |
| Title | Ancient Egyptian |
| Author | Antonio Loprieno |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| Year published | 1995-10-27 |
| Number of pages | 340 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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