Artimi Posted October 25, 2008 Report Share Posted October 25, 2008 I am looking for an extremely basic book on linguistics or linguistic terms used in the study of a language. Among my various and shallow interests is cuneiform. I tried to learn some cuneiform symbols via the Oriental Institute in Chicago (a correspondence course. Do you know how difficult it is to find something this about Ancient Assyrian or Sumerian????). It was very interesting but... there would use terms I didnt understand. Example, logographic, elements, logograms, also things d supra(I dont know to type this) dutu, ca sub(same thing here)1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artimi Posted October 25, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2008 ps I tried edit the above post for grammar etc but the edit button didnt work for me.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docoflove1974 Posted October 26, 2008 Report Share Posted October 26, 2008 (edited) For a general "intro to linguistics" book, I'm still a fan Fromkin and Rodman's An Introduction to Language. The explanations are clear, and it's meant for a intro to linguistics course. You can find this book easily both new and used. For Cuneiform interests, you might want to check out Sampson's Writing Systems: A Linguistic Introduction. While I don't know it well, a friend of mine reviewed it and it was to his liking; he uses it as a reference to his Sanskrit courses. Edited October 26, 2008 by docoflove1974 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artimi Posted October 26, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 26, 2008 thank you Docoflove,, I will definitely add these to my growing list of must have books one day.. some of them to be had sooner than later... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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