| Description |
1 online resource (xx, 279 pages) : illustrations. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Cambridge classical studies
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Cambridge classical studies.
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| Contents |
Cypro-minoan: The Cypro-Minoan corpus -- Defining Cypro-Minoan and establishing the corpus -- Decipherment attempts -- The chronological and geographical distribution of Cypro-Minoan -- Epigraphic analysis -- The categorisation of the script(s) -- The origins of Cypro-Minoan -- Sign values -- The language(s) of the Cypro-Minoan inscriptions -- Lexicology and syntax -- Morphology -- Phonology -- Onomastics -- Linguistic affinities -- Cypro-Minoan in context -- The spread of Cypro-Minoan literacy -- The population of late bronze age Cyprus -- Cypro-Minoan case study: the Opheltau inscription -- Eteocypriot: The Eteocypriot corpus -- Early scholarship on Eteocypriot -- Defining Eteocypriot and establishing the corpus -- The chronological and geographical distribution of Eteocypriot -- The Eteocypriot language -- Lexicology -- Morphology -- Phonology -- Onomastics -- Linguistic affinities -- Eteocypriot in context: Eteocypriot at Amathus -- Eteocypriot case study: the Amathus bilingual -- Phoenician: The Cypriot Phoenician corpus -- The chronological distribution of Cypriot Phoenician -- The geographical distribution of Cypriot Phoenician -- Dialectal features -- Phoenician in contact -- Bilingual inscriptions -- Loanwords -- Onomastics -- Phoenician in context: Phoenician at Kition -- Phoenician case study: Baal of Lebanon bronze bowl -- Inscriptions. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Summary |
The first comprehensive treatment of the languages and scripts of Cyprus, from the Late Bronze Age to the Hellenistic Period. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Cyprus -- Languages.
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Cyprus. |
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Language and languages. |
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Inscriptions, Cypro-Minoan.
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Inscriptions, Cypro-Minoan. |
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Phoenician language -- Cyprus.
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Phoenician language. |
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Inscriptions, Phoenician -- Cyprus.
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Inscriptions, Phoenician. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Steele, Philippa M., 1983- Linguistic history of ancient Cyprus 9781107042865 (DLC) 2013035750 (OCoLC)857754280 |
| ISBN |
9781461953852 (electronic book) |
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1461953855 (electronic book) |
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9781107337558 (electronic book) |
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1107337550 (electronic book) |
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9781107497382 |
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1107497388 |
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9781107506695 |
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1107506697 |
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9781107042865 |
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1107042860 |
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