Exploring writing systems and practices in the Bronze Age Aegean / / Philippa M. Steele |
Autore | Steele Philippa M. <1983-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Havertown : , : Oxbow Books, Limited, , 2023 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (286 pages) |
Collana | Contexts of and Relations Between Early Writing Systems (CREWS) Series |
Soggetto topico |
Language Arts & Disciplines / Alphabets & Writing Systems
Social Science / Archaeology History / Europe / Greece Language arts |
ISBN |
9781789259032
1789259037 9781789259025 1789259029 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Intro -- Front Cover -- Half-Title Page -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- List of tables and figures -- Introduction -- Cretan Hieroglyphic, Linear A and Linear B (and their Cypriot cousins) -- Chronology -- Theoretical perspectives and terminology -- 1. Exploring script adoption -- How do we know that Linear B adopted Linear A syllabographic sign values with little change? -- Can we use Linear B sign values or structural features to reconstruct Minoan phonology or other linguistic features? -- How should we understand the nature of the transition from Linear A to Linear B? -- 2. Exploring logography -- Classifying signs in writing systems -- Linear B -- Linear A -- Cretan Hieroglyphic -- Understanding logography in the Bronze Age Aegean -- 3. Exploring vitality -- Cretan Hieroglyphic -- Linear A -- Linear B -- Syllabic writing in Cyprus -- Relationships between writing and language vitality -- The vitality of writing traditions -- Epilogue: writing for the future -- Bibliography. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910767589003321 |
Steele Philippa M. <1983-> | ||
Havertown : , : Oxbow Books, Limited, , 2023 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Script and Society : : The Social Context of Writing Practices in Late Bronze Age Ugarit / / Philip J. Boyes |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | [s.l.] : , : Oxbow Books, , 2021 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (321 p.) |
Soggetto topico |
Language Arts & Disciplines / Alphabets & Writing Systems
Social Science / Archaeology Language arts |
ISBN |
9781789255867
1789255864 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910633941903321 |
[s.l.] : , : Oxbow Books, , 2021 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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