02058nam 2200313 450 99619921790331620231108152707.00-674-99405-1(CKB)3820000000012091(NjHacI)993820000000012091(EXLCZ)99382000000001209120231108d1946 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierHistory of AlexanderVolume I /Curtius QuintusCambridge :Harvard University Press,1946.1 online resource (456 pages)Annotation Quintus Curtius was apparently a rhetorician who lived in the first century of the Roman empire and, early in the reign of Claudius (41Â-54 CE), wrote a history of Alexander the Great in 10 books in clear and picturesque style for Latin readers. The first two books have not survivedÂ--our narrative begins with events in 333 BCEÂ--and there is material missing from books V, VI, and X. One of his main sources is Cleitarchus who, about 300 BCE, had made Alexander's career a matter of marvellous adventure. Curtius is not a critical historian; and in his desire to entertain and to stress the personality of Alexander, he elaborates effective scenes, omits much that is important for history, and does not worry about chronology. But he does not invent things, except speeches and letters inserted into the narrative by traditional habit. 'I copy more than I believe', he says. Three features of his story are narrative of exciting experiences, development of a hero's character, and a disposition to moralise. His history is one of the five extant works on which we rely for the career of Alexander the Great. The Loeb Classical Library edition of Quintus Curtius is in two volumes.938.07092 Quintus Curtius1432199NjHacINjHaclBOOK996199217903316History of Alexander3575948UNISA04974nam 2200757 a 450 991095699040332120241105005942.09786612255236978142376641414237664159781282255234128225523197890272951189027295115(CKB)1000000000024393(OCoLC)70773110(CaPaEBR)ebrary10067171(SSID)ssj0000107696(PQKBManifestationID)11135214(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000107696(PQKBWorkID)10016182(PQKB)10236637(MiAaPQ)EBC622258(Au-PeEL)EBL622258(CaPaEBR)ebr10067171(CaONFJC)MIL225523(DE-B1597)720453(DE-B1597)9789027295118(EXLCZ)99100000000002439320040130d2004 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierAustralian languages classification and the comparative method /edited by Claire Bowern, Harold Koch1st ed.Amsterdam ;Philadelphia John Benjamins Pub.c20041 online resource (702 p.)Amsterdam studies in the theory and history of linguistic science. Series IV, Current issues in linguistic theory,0304-0763 ;v. 249Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph9789027247612 9027247617 9781588115126 1588115127 Includes bibliographical references (p. 341-364) and indexes.AUSTRALIAN LANGUAGES -- Editorial page -- Title page -- LCC page -- CONTENTS -- in memoriam, ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- MAP -- CONTRIBUTORS' ADDRESSES -- FOREWORD -- 1. INTRODUCTION -- 2. A METHODOLOGICAL HISTORY OF AUSTRALIAN LINGUISTIC CLASSIFICATION -- 3. PAMA-NYUNGAN AS A GENETIC ENTITY -- 4. THE COHERENCE AND DISTINCTIVENESS OF PAMA-NYUNGAN -- 5. PAMA-NYUNGAN: PHONOLOGICAL RECONSTRUCTION AND STATUS AS A PHYLOGENETIC GROUP -- 6. THE ARANDIC SUBGROUP OF AUSTRALIAN LANGUAGES -- 7. THE NGUMPIN-YAPA SUBGROUP -- 8. THURA-YURA AS A SUBGROUP -- 9. THE YARLI LANGUAGES -- 10. EVOLUTION OF THE VERB CONJUGATIONS IN THE NGARNA LANGUAGES -- 11. THE FAILURE OF THE EVIDENCE OF SHARED INNOVATIONS IN CAPE YORK PENINSULA -- 12. DIAGNOSTIC SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES BETWEEN NYULNYULAN AND NEIGHBOURING LANGUAGES -- 13. REVISITING PROTO-MIRNDI -- 14. STEM FORMS AND PARADIGM RESHAPING IN GUNWINYGUAN -- REFERENCES -- LANGUAGE INDEX -- SUBJECT INDEX -- Appendices -- APPENDIX 1 -- APPENDIX 4.1 -- APPENDIX 4.2 -- APPENDIX 5.1 -- APPENDIX 5.2 -- APPENDIX 6 -- APPENDIX 8.1 -- APPENDIX 8.2 -- APPENDIX 9 -- APPENDIX 10.1 -- APPENDIX 10.2 -- APPENDIX 10.3 -- APPENDIX 11 -- APPENDIX 12.1 -- APPENDIX 12.2 -- APPENDIX 12.3 -- APPENDIX 14 -- APPENDIX 15 -- CURRENT ISSUES IN LINGUISTIC THEORY.This book addresses controversial issues in the application of the comparative method to the languages of Australia which have recently come to international prominence. Are these languages 'different' in ways that challenge the fundamental assumptions of historical linguistics? Can subgrouping be successfully undertaken using the Comparative Method? Is the genetic construct of a far-flung 'Pama-Nyungan' language family supportable by classic methods of reconstruction? Contrary to increasingly established views of the Australian scene, this book makes a major contribution to the demonstration that traditional methods can indeed be applied to these languages. These studies, introduced by chapters on subgrouping methodology and the history of Australian linguistic classification, rigorously apply the comparative method to establishing subgroups among Australian languages and justifying the phonology of Proto-Pama-Nyungan. Individual chapters can profitably be read either for their contribution to Australian linguistic prehistory or as case studies in the application of the comparative method.Amsterdam studies in the theory and history of linguistic science.Series IV,Current issues in linguistic theory ;v. 249.Australian languagesClassificationCongressesHistorical linguisticsCongressesLanguage - Classification and evolutionaiatsissAustralian languagesClassificationHistorical linguisticsLanguage - Classification and evolution.499/.15/012Bowern Claire1977-772541Koch Harold James1801844International Conference on Historical LinguisticsMiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910956990403321Australian languages4347241UNINA