The language of the papyri /:

The modern rediscovery of the Greek and Latin papyri from Egypt has transformed our knowledge of the ancient world. We cannot, however, make the same claim in the specific area of language study. Although important studies of the language of the papyri have appeared sporadically over the past centur...

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Other Authors: Evans, T. V. (Trevor Vivian), Obbink, Dirk
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Ancient Greek
Latin
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.
Series:OUP E-Books.
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Online Access:DE-862
DE-863
Summary:The modern rediscovery of the Greek and Latin papyri from Egypt has transformed our knowledge of the ancient world. We cannot, however, make the same claim in the specific area of language study. Although important studies of the language of the papyri have appeared sporadically over the past century, we are still dealing today with a linguistic resource of extraordinary richness which has hardly begun to be explored. Every scrap of papyrus and every ostracon (potsherd) or tabletunearthed has the potential to change some aspect of the way we think about the Greek and Latin languages.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xxii, 362 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 313-334) and indexes.
ISBN:9780191553202
0191553204
9780199237081
0199237085
9786612383373
6612383372

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