Coptic in 20 lessons : introduction to Sahidic Coptic with exercises & vocabularies / Bentley Layton.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Layton, Bentley.

Contributor:

Harry E. Humphreys Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Coptic language--Grammar--Textbooks.

Coptic language.

Sahidic dialect--Grammar--Textbooks.

Sahidic dialect.

Sahidic dialect--Grammar.

Coptic language--Grammar.

Genre:

Textbooks.

Physical Description:

viii, 204 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Other Title:

Coptic in twenty lessons

Introduction to Sahidic Coptic with exercises and vocabularies

Place of Publication:

Leuven ; Dudley, MA : Peeters, [2006]

Summary:

Coptic in 20 Lessons is written by the author of the most authoritative reference grammar of the Coptic language, and is based on decades of pedagogical experience. In easy steps and simple explanations, it teaches the patterns and syntax of Sahidic Coptic, along with the most useful vocabulary. Drills, compositions, and translation exercises enable the student to gain fluency. All words that occur more than fifty times in the Sahidic New Testament are introduced lesson by lesson in vocabulary lists, which are arranged by semantic field and accompanied by both Greek equivalents and English glosses. The book concludes with three chapters of the Gospel of Mark, in which all new vocabulary is glossed in footnotes. Coptic in 20 Lessons is the ideal resource for use in the classroom or for teaching oneself Coptic.

Contents:

1 Coptic. The Alphabet. Regular Replacements. Simplifications. Abbreviations 1

2 Articles and What They Express. Noun. Proper Noun. Omission of Article. Article Phrase. 'And', 'Or', and 'Of' 13

3 Possessive Article. Simple Nominal Sentence 24

4 Adjective. Attributive Construction. Adjectival Predicate 32

5 Nominal Sentences with Three Members 38

6 Specifiers. Cardinal and Ordinal Numbers 45

7 Preposition. Personal Suffixes. Possessed Noun. Compound Preposition. Combinative Adverb 51

8 Possessive Pronoun. Survey of Articles and Pronouns 60

9 Durative Sentence. Infinitive and Stative. Adjectival Meaning. Comparative and Superlative. Direct Object. Additional Predicate after a Direct Object. Ingressive 67

10 Non-durative Conjugation: Main Clause Conjugation Bases. 'To Be' in Coptic 79

11 Bound States of the Infinitive. Direct Object Constructions, Compound Infinitives. Imperative. Vocative 86

12 Non-durative Conjugation: Subordinate Clause Conjugation Bases. Inflected Modifier. Some Stylistic Devices 98

13 Causative Infinitive. Verboids. 'To Have'. Dynamic Passive 108

14 Impersonal Predicates. The Four Conversions. Preterit Conversion. How Conversion Works 117

15 Asyndetic Connection of Clauses. Adverb. Circumstantial Conversion 130

16 Relative Conversion 140

17 Relative Conversion (Continued) 147

18 Focalizing Conversion 154

19 Cleft Sentence. Reported Discourse and Thought 164

20 Conditional Sentences. Purpose and Result. Correlated Comparison 170

Chrestomathy: The Gospel of Mark, Chapters One to Three 177

Reference List of Coptic Forms 187.

Notes:

Includes indexes.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Harry E. Humphreys Book Fund.

ISBN:

9789042918108

9042918101

OCLC:

150875689