The Etruscan language An Introduction,9780719055409

The Etruscan language An Introduction

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Edition: Revised
ISBN13: 9780719055409
ISBN10: 0719055407
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2002-10-31
Publisher(s): MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY PRESS
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Summary

This well-illustrated volume provides the best collection of Etruscan inscriptions and texts currently in print. A substantial archeological introduction sets language and inscriptions in their historical, geographical, and cultural context. The overview of Etruscan grammar, the glossary, and chapters on mythological figures all incorporate the latest innovative discoveries.

Author Biography

Guiliano Bonafonte is Professor Emeritus of Linguistics at the University of Turin, and member of the Accademia Nazionale dei Lincie, Rome.

Larissa Bonafonte is Professor of Classics at New York University.

Table of Contents

List of illustrations
vii
Preface to the first edition xi
Preface to the second edition xiv
Abbreviations xxii
Chronological periods xxiv
Technical terms xxv
Part one: Historical background
Archaeological introduction
3(46)
The cities and their cemeteries
9(21)
Rome and the aftermath
30(4)
Notes to part one
34(15)
Part two: The language
Introduction to the language of the Etruscans
49(16)
The spread of the alphabet
52(4)
The extent of the Etruscan language
56(1)
Etruscan texts
57(8)
The study of the Etruscan language
65(10)
Bilingual inscriptions
65(6)
Glosses
71(2)
Other methods for the study of Etruscan
73(2)
The alphabet and pronunciation of Etruscan
75(7)
Grammar
82(35)
Nouns
82(3)
Proper nouns
85(6)
Pronouns
91(3)
Numbers
94(4)
Adjectives
98(2)
Verbs
100(4)
Conjunctions and adverbs
104(1)
Syntax
105(4)
Vocabulary
109(3)
Foreign words in Etruscan
112(1)
Etruscan words in Latin
113(1)
The written word
114(3)
Etruscan writing: the aftermath
117(110)
Notes to part two
121(12)
Part three: Study aids
Sources: sample inscriptions and texts
133(53)
Glosses
186(6)
Mythological figures
192(22)
Select bibliography for mythological figures
211(3)
Glossary
214(8)
Select bibliography for glossary
220(2)
Names of cities
222(2)
Names of the months
224(1)
Comparative word chart
225(2)
Bibliography 227(15)
Index to sources 242(3)
Concordance 245(2)
Index 247

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