The verb in the Amarna letters from Canaan / Krzysztof J. Baranowski.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Baranowski, Krzysztof J., author.

Series:

Languages of the ancient Near East ; 6.

Languages of the ancient Near East

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Tell el-Amarna tablets.

Akkadian language--Verb.

Akkadian language.

Canaanite language--Verb.

Canaanite language.

Assyro-Babylonian letters.

Grammar, Comparative and general--Verb.

Genre:

Academic theses.

Physical Description:

xiii, 278 pages ; 26 cm.

Place of Publication:

Winona Lake, Indiana : Eisenbrauns, 2016.

Summary:

"The Amarna letters from Canaan offer us a unique glimpse of the historical and linguistic panorama of the Levant in the middle of the fourteenth century BCE. Their evidence regarding verbs is crucial for the historical and comparative study of the Semitic languages. Proper evaluation of this evidence requires an understanding of its scribal origin and nature. For this reason, The Verb in the Amarna Letters from Canaan addresses the historical circumstances in which the linguistic code of the letters was born and the unique characteristics of this system."-- Provided by publisher

Contents:

The Amarna letters and their study

The language of the Amarna letters from Canaan

Morphology of the Amarna verb

Uses of the verbal forms

Verbs in the Amarna letters from Canaan from a systemic perspective.

Notes:

Revision of author's thesis (doctoral)--University of Toronto, 2014.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-266) and indexes.

Other Format:

Online version: Baranowski, Krzysztof J. Verb in the Amarna letters from Canaan.

ISBN:

9781575064611

1575064618

OCLC:

946967860

Publisher Number:

99970979866