Greek writing from Knossos to Homer : a linguistic interpretation of the origin of the Greek alphabet and the continuity of ancient Greek literacy / Roger D. Woodard.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Woodard, Roger D., author.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Greek language--Alphabet.

Greek language.

Written communication--Greece--History.

Written communication.

Language and culture--Greece--History.

Language and culture.

Literacy--Greece--History.

Literacy.

Greek language--Writing.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (302 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York ; Oxford University Press, 2023.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Woodard examines the origin of the Greek alphabet and treats the advent of its script as a point on an unbroken continuum of Greek literacy. He argues that those who adapted the Phoenician script were scribes used to writing with the script of Cyprus.

Contents:

Contents; Abbreviations; 1 Introduction; 2 The Syllabaries; 3 Syllable-Dependent Approaches; 4 Non-Syllable-Dependent Approaches; 5 The Hierarchy of Orthographic Strength; 6 The Alphabet; 7 Cyprus and Beyond; 8 Conclusions; Phonetic Glossary; Symbols; References; Index

Notes:

Bibliography: p268-278. _ Includes index.

Previously issued in print: 1997.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 268-278) and index.

Derived record based on print version record and publisher information.

ISBN:

0-19-770466-2

1-280-45272-2

0-19-535566-0

0-585-38144-5

OCLC:

609832524