The language of Ramesses : late Egyptian grammar / / François Neveu ; translated from the French by Maria Cannata

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910460610503321
• Autore: Neveu François
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Oxford, [England] ; ; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : , : Oxbow Books, , 2015; ©2015
• ISBN: 1-78297-871-2; 1-78297-869-0
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (289 p.)
• Disciplina: 493.15
• Soggetti: Egyptian language - Grammar; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication Page; Contents; Introduction; Aim of the book; Late Egyptian; General organisation of the book; Note on the transliteration and the passages cited; Acknowledgments; Translator's note; Bibliographical notes; Abbreviations; Part 1: Morphology; 1. Nouns; 1.1 Morphology; 1.2 Syntax; 2. Articles; 2.1 The definite article; 2.2 The indefinite article; 3. Demonstratives; 3.1 First paradigm; 3.1.1 Forms; 3.1.2 Usage; 3.1.3 Remark; 3.2 Second paradigm; 3.2.1 Forms; 3.2.2 Usage; 4. Possessives; 4.1 Forms; 4.2 Usage; 5. Numbers; 5.1 Cardinal numbers; 5.1.1 Number one5.1.2 Number two; 5.1.3 Numbers 3 to 9; 5.1.3 Numbers from 10 onward; 5.2 Ordinal numbers; 5.2.1 'First'; 5.2.2 From the 'second'; 6. The indefinites; 6.1 nb; 6.2 ky; 6.2.1 Used as adjective; 6.2.2 Used as pronoun; 7. Personal pronouns; 7.1 Suffix pronouns; 7.1.1 Spellings; 7.1.2 Usage; 7.2 Dependent pronouns; 7.2.1 Spellings; 7.2.2 Usage; 7.3 The new Direct Object pronouns; 7.3.1 Spellings; 7.3.2 Origin; 7.3.3 Usage; 7.4 Independent pronouns; 7.4.1 Spelling; 7.4.2 Usage; 8. Prepositions; 9. Adverbs; 10. Particles; 10.1; 10.2; 10.3; 10.4; 10.5; 11. Other common morphemes; 11.1 Negative morphemes11.2 Interrogative morphemes; 11.2.1 Interrogative particles; 11.2.2 Interrogative pronouns; 11.2.3 ; Interrogative adverb; 11.3 Converters; Part 2: Syntax; 12. Fundamental notions; 12.1 Autonomy; 12.2 Initiality; 12.3 The enunciation; 12.4 The strategy of the enunciation; Verbal System; 13. The infinitive; 13.1 Morphology; 13.2 Syntax; 13.3 Aspectual value; 13.4 Usage; 14. The Pseudo-participle; 14.1 Morphology; 14.2 Values; 14.3 Usage; 14.4 Remarks; Independent Verbal Forms; 15. The perfective sDm.f; 15.1 The active perfective sDm.f; 15.2 The perfective sDm.f called 'passive'16. The First Present; 16.1 Introduction; 16.2 The predicate is an adverb; 16.3 The predicate is a prepositional phrase; 16.4 The predicate is the Hr + infinitive form; 16.5 The predicate is the m + infinitive form; 16.6 The predicate is a pseudo-participle; 16.7 Special case: the verb rx; 17. The negative aorist; 17.1 Introduction; 17.2 Values; 17.3 bw sDm.n.f (very rare); 17.4 bw sDm.f (quite frequent in school texts); 17.5 bw iri.f sDm; 17.6 Excursus; 18. The expression 'not yet'; 18.1 Active Voice; 18.2 Passive Voice; 19. The Third Future; 19.1 Introduction19.2 Pronominal subject; 19.3 Nominal subject; 19.4 Remarks; 20. The independent prospective; 21. The imperative; 21.1 Affirmative forms; 21.2 Negative forms; 22. The existential predication; 22.1 Affirmative forms; 22.2 Negative forms; 22.3 Remarks; 23. Second tenses; 23.1 Introduction; 23.2 How second tenses work; 23.3 How to translate second tenses; 23.4 The second tenses periphrased; 23.5 Modal second tense (non-periphrased); 23.6 Other second tenses; 24. Independent forms: recapitulation; 24.1 Table of the main independent forms; 24.2 Conjugation of transitive verbs; 24.3 Conjugation of intransitive verbs