The Cambridge encyclopedia of the world's ancient languages / edited by Roger D. Woodard.

Other author Woodard, Roger D.
Format Book
Publication InfoCambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, ©2004.
Descriptionxx, 1162 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm
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Portion of title Encyclopedia of the world's ancient languages
Portion of title World's ancient languages
Contents Introduction / Roger D. Woodard -- Sumerian / Piotr Michalowski -- Elamite / Matthew W. Stolper -- Hurrian / Gernot Wilhelm -- Urartian / Gernot Wilhelm -- Afro-Asiatic / John Huehnergard -- Ancient Egyptian and Coptic / Antonio Loprieno -- Akkadian and Eblaite / John Huehnergard and Christopher Woods -- Ugaritic / Dennis Pardee -- Hebrew / P. Kyle McCarter, Jr. -- Phoenician and Punic / Jo Ann Hackett -- Canaanite dialects / Dennis Pardee -- Aramaic / Stuart Creason -- Geʼez (Aksum) / Gene Gragg -- Ancient South Arabian / Norbert Nebes and Peter Stein -- Ancient North Arabian / M.C.A. MacDonald -- Indo-European / Henry M. Hoenigswald, Roger D. Woodard and James P.T. Clackson -- Hittite / Calvert Watkins -- Luvian / H. Craig Melchert -- Palaic / H. Craig Melchert -- Lycian / H. Craig Melchert -- Lydian / H. Craig Melchert -- Carian / H. Craig Melchert -- Attic Greek / Roger D. Woodard -- Greek dialects / Roger D. Woodard -- Sanskrit / Stephanie W. Jamison -- Middle Indic / Stephanie W. Jamison-- Old Persian / Rüdiger Schmitt -- Avestan / Mark Hale -- Pahlavi / Mark Hale -- Phrygian / Claude Brixhe -- Latin / James P.T. Clackson -- Sabellian languages / Rex E. Wallace -- Venetic / Rex E. Wallace -- Continental Celtic / Joseph F. Eska -- Gothic / Jay H. Jasanoff -- Ancient Nordic / Jan Terje Faarlund -- Classical Armenian / James P.T. Clackson -- Etruscan / Helmut Rix -- Early Georgian / Kevin Tuite -- Ancient Chinese / Alain Peyraube -- Old Tamil / Sanford B. Steever -- Mayan / Victoria R. Bricker -- Epi-Olmec / Terrence Kaufman and John Justeson -- Reconstructed ancient languages / Don Ringe.
Local noteLittle-347783--305131054426Y
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and indexes.
LCCN 2004300911
ISBN0521562562
ISBN9780521562560