A Study in the Syntax of the Luwian Language

by Federico Giusfredi

Book cover: A Study in the Syntax of the Luwian Language

Extent: 227 pages

Publisher: Universitätsverlag Winter

Subjects: Ancient Near East, Language & Linguistics

Series: Texte der Hethiter

Series volume number: 30

Language: English

Paperback (Published)

(August 2020)

ISBN: 9783825347253

5.28 x 8.27 inches

Price: $57.00

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The Ancient Anatolian corpora represent the earliest documented examples of the Indo-European languages. In this book, an analysis of the syntactic structure of the Luwian phrases, clauses, and sentences is attempted, basing on a phrase-structural approach that entails a mild application of the theoretical framework of generative grammar. While obvious limits exist as regards the use of theory-driven models to the study and description of ancient corpus-languages, this books aims at demonstrating and illustrating the main configurational features of the Luwian syntax.

  • By (author) Federico Giusfredi