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Ancient Egyptian and Afroasiatic : Rethinking the Origins
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- María Victoria Almansa-Villatoro
- Language:
- English
- Place of Publication:
- Penn State University Press 2023
- Summary:
- By challenging assumptions regarding the proximity between Egyptian andSemitic Languages, Ancient Egyptian and Afroasiatic provides a freshapproach to the relationships and similarities between Ancient Egyptian, Semitic, and Afroasiatic languages.This in-depth analysis includes a re-examination of the methodologies deployed in historical linguistics and comparative grammar, a morphological study of Ancient Egyptian, and critical comparisons between Ancient Egyptian and Semitic, as well as careful considerations of environmental factors and archaeological evidence.These contributions offer a reassessment of the Afroasiatic phylum, which is based on the relations between Ancient Egyptian and the other Afroasiatic branches. This volume illustrates the advantages of viewing Ancient Egyptian in its African context. In addition to the editors, the contributors to this collection include Shiferaw Assefa, Michael Avina, Vit Bubenik, Leo Depuydt, Christopher Ehret, Zygmunt Frajzyngier, J. Lafayette Gaston, Tiffany Gleason, John Huehnergard, Andrew Kitchen, Elsa Oréal, Chelsea Sanker, Lameen Souag, Andréas Stauder, Deven N. Vyas, Aren Wilson-Wright, and Jean Winand.
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