docoflove1974 Posted December 17, 2006 Report Share Posted December 17, 2006 New posting on LINGUISTList...for those that are interested: Title: The Sabellic Languages of Ancient Italy Series Title: Languages of the World/Materials 371 Publication Year: 2006 Publisher: Lincom GmbH http://www.lincom.eu Author: Rex E. Wallace Paperback: ISBN: 9783895869907 Pages: 90 Price: Europe EURO 48.00 Abstract: This book provides a grammatical description of the Sabellic languages of ancient Italy, focusing on Oscan, Umbrian, and South Picene. These languages are attested through written documents (inscriptions incised on stone, metal, and ceramic) that date from the 7th century BCE to the 1st century AD. As a whole they form the most important group of languages spoken on the Italian peninsula in the period before Roman expansion. A general overview places these languages within their historical context and describes their relationship to each other, to Latin, and to other members of the Indo-European language family. The principal chapters of the book treat phonology, morphology, syntax, and lexis. Also included is a detailed description of the features of the alphabets in which the Sabellic languages were written. A chapter on nomenclature describes the structure of the onomastic system. The concluding chapter provides a detailed word-by-word analysis of important inscriptions in each language. Linguistic Field(s): Historical Linguistics Language Description Subject Language(s): Italian (ita) Oscan (osc) South Picene (spx) Written In: English (eng) See this book announcement on our website: http://linguistlist.org/get-book.html?BookID=23000 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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