Greek writing from Knossos to Homer : a linguistic interpretation of the origin of the Greek alphabet and the continuity of ancient Greek literacy /
Greek Writing from Knossos to Homer examines the origin of the Greek alphabet. Departing from previous accounts, Roger Woodard places the advent of the alphabet within an unbroken continuum of Greek literacy beginning in the Mycenaean era. He argues that the creators of the Greek alphabet, who adapt...
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Format: | Électronique eBook |
Langue: | Inglés |
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New York :
Oxford University Press,
1997.
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Collection: | OUP E-Books.
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Accès en ligne: | Texto completo |
Table des matières:
- 1. Introduction
- 2. The Syllabaries
- 3. Syllable-Dependent Approaches
- 4. Non-Syllable-Dependent Approaches
- 5. The Hierarchy of Orthographic Strength
- 6. The Alphabet
- 7. Cyprus and Beyond
- 8. Conclusions
- Phonetic Glossary.