A new phonological difference between Babylonian and (Neo-)Assyrian
Babylonian and Neo-Assyrian differ over how (i. e. plene vs. non-plene) they spell contracted u before ventive/allative -nim (and its allomorphs) in III-weak verbal forms. This difference is demonstrated quantitatively, using large assemblages of sources. It emerges that the principles governing the...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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De Gruyter
2010
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Zeitschrift für Assyriologie und vorderasiatische Archäologie
Year: 2010, Volume: 100, Issue: 1, Pages: 86-108 |
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| Summary: | Babylonian and Neo-Assyrian differ over how (i. e. plene vs. non-plene) they spell contracted u before ventive/allative -nim (and its allomorphs) in III-weak verbal forms. This difference is demonstrated quantitatively, using large assemblages of sources. It emerges that the principles governing the distribution of plene spellings in Neo-Assyrian are not simply ‘watered down’ (i. e. orthographically economical) equivalents of the corresponding principles in Babylonian. This situation argues for a phonological difference or differences between Babylonian and Neo-Assyrian over and above those currently recognised. Several possibilities arise for the nature of the difference(s). There are signs that the difference(s) also apply to earlier periods of Assyrian. |
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| ISSN: | 1613-1150 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Zeitschrift für Assyriologie und vorderasiatische Archäologie
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1515/za.2010.005 |