Author: Nathan Wasserman
Publisher: Penn State Press
ISBN: 1575066645
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
The system that any language uses to express evaluations, judgments, estimations, and non-real situations tends to be complicated and poorly understood, and this has certainly been the case, historically, for Akkadian. In this study, Nathan Wasserman presents the fruit of 15 years of study of the epistemic modal system of Old Babylonian, which represents one of the better-known and best-documented periods of the Akkadian language. As Wasserman notes, the interplay of philology, linguistics, and psychology that are involved in understanding any modal system make coming to conclusions a difficult enterprise. And though many questions remain unanswered, in this clearly organized and presented monograph, he guides the reader through a study of each modal word/particle, its etymology, syntax, and usage, on the basis of an examination of most of the Old Babylonian examples published thus far. He thus arrives at a general view of epistemic modality in Old Babylonian. Wasserman’s monograph is a work that will add significantly to our understanding of Old Babylonian language and the interpretation of texts and will become the benchmark for further study of verbal modality in Akkadian and other Semitic languages.
Most Probably
Author: Nathan Wasserman
Publisher: Penn State Press
ISBN: 1575066645
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
The system that any language uses to express evaluations, judgments, estimations, and non-real situations tends to be complicated and poorly understood, and this has certainly been the case, historically, for Akkadian. In this study, Nathan Wasserman presents the fruit of 15 years of study of the epistemic modal system of Old Babylonian, which represents one of the better-known and best-documented periods of the Akkadian language. As Wasserman notes, the interplay of philology, linguistics, and psychology that are involved in understanding any modal system make coming to conclusions a difficult enterprise. And though many questions remain unanswered, in this clearly organized and presented monograph, he guides the reader through a study of each modal word/particle, its etymology, syntax, and usage, on the basis of an examination of most of the Old Babylonian examples published thus far. He thus arrives at a general view of epistemic modality in Old Babylonian. Wasserman’s monograph is a work that will add significantly to our understanding of Old Babylonian language and the interpretation of texts and will become the benchmark for further study of verbal modality in Akkadian and other Semitic languages.
Publisher: Penn State Press
ISBN: 1575066645
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
The system that any language uses to express evaluations, judgments, estimations, and non-real situations tends to be complicated and poorly understood, and this has certainly been the case, historically, for Akkadian. In this study, Nathan Wasserman presents the fruit of 15 years of study of the epistemic modal system of Old Babylonian, which represents one of the better-known and best-documented periods of the Akkadian language. As Wasserman notes, the interplay of philology, linguistics, and psychology that are involved in understanding any modal system make coming to conclusions a difficult enterprise. And though many questions remain unanswered, in this clearly organized and presented monograph, he guides the reader through a study of each modal word/particle, its etymology, syntax, and usage, on the basis of an examination of most of the Old Babylonian examples published thus far. He thus arrives at a general view of epistemic modality in Old Babylonian. Wasserman’s monograph is a work that will add significantly to our understanding of Old Babylonian language and the interpretation of texts and will become the benchmark for further study of verbal modality in Akkadian and other Semitic languages.
God? Very Probably
Author: Robert H. Nelson
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN: 1498223761
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
In recent years, a number of works have appeared with important implications for the age-old question of the existence of a god. These writings, many of which are not by theologians, strengthen the rational case for the existence of a god, even as this god may not be exactly the Christian God of history. This book brings together for the first time such recent diverse contributions from fields such as physics, the philosophy of human consciousness, evolutionary biology, mathematics, the history of religion, and theology. Based on such new materials as well as older ones from the twentieth century, it develops five rational arguments that point strongly to the (very probable) existence of a god. They do not make use of the scientific method, which is inapplicable to the question of a god. Rather, they are in an older tradition of rational argument dating back at least to the ancient Greeks. For those who are already believers, the book will offer additional rational reasons that may strengthen their belief. Those who do not believe in the existence of a god at present will encounter new rational arguments that may cause them to reconsider their opinion.
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN: 1498223761
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
In recent years, a number of works have appeared with important implications for the age-old question of the existence of a god. These writings, many of which are not by theologians, strengthen the rational case for the existence of a god, even as this god may not be exactly the Christian God of history. This book brings together for the first time such recent diverse contributions from fields such as physics, the philosophy of human consciousness, evolutionary biology, mathematics, the history of religion, and theology. Based on such new materials as well as older ones from the twentieth century, it develops five rational arguments that point strongly to the (very probable) existence of a god. They do not make use of the scientific method, which is inapplicable to the question of a god. Rather, they are in an older tradition of rational argument dating back at least to the ancient Greeks. For those who are already believers, the book will offer additional rational reasons that may strengthen their belief. Those who do not believe in the existence of a god at present will encounter new rational arguments that may cause them to reconsider their opinion.
The Guy Most Likely To...
Author: Leslie Kelly
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 0373796986
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 219
Book Description
A collection of three love stories.
Publisher: Harlequin
ISBN: 0373796986
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 219
Book Description
A collection of three love stories.
Most Likely to Succeed
Author: Jennifer Echols
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1442474513
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
"Sawyer and Kaye fall in love despite hating each other"--
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1442474513
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
"Sawyer and Kaye fall in love despite hating each other"--
Myths on the Margins of Homer
Author: Joan Pagès
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN: 3110751232
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 281
Book Description
Even though there is agreement on the existence of an Imperial commentary on Homer, going under the name Mythographus Homericus, a large-scale study of this work has been lacking. The objective of this collective volume is to fill this blank. The authors represent diverse opinions, a consequence of the complex nature of the textual tradition but also of the difficulty of defining the nature of this mythographic work itself. This volume offers a study of Mythographus Homericus from different perspectives: the place of the work in the history of scholarship, the state of the text, which has been transmitted by scholia and papyri, its readership, its place in mythography and in Homeric scholarship, its intertextual relationship to other mythographic works or scholiastic corpora and its contribution to the study of myth from a typological perspective.
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN: 3110751232
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 281
Book Description
Even though there is agreement on the existence of an Imperial commentary on Homer, going under the name Mythographus Homericus, a large-scale study of this work has been lacking. The objective of this collective volume is to fill this blank. The authors represent diverse opinions, a consequence of the complex nature of the textual tradition but also of the difficulty of defining the nature of this mythographic work itself. This volume offers a study of Mythographus Homericus from different perspectives: the place of the work in the history of scholarship, the state of the text, which has been transmitted by scholia and papyri, its readership, its place in mythography and in Homeric scholarship, its intertextual relationship to other mythographic works or scholiastic corpora and its contribution to the study of myth from a typological perspective.
Enamels of Limoges
Author: John Philip O'Neill
Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art
ISBN: 0870997580
Category : Art metal-work
Languages : en
Pages : 480
Book Description
Treasuries of France, and other sources. The works of Limoges were created for important ecclesiastical and royal patrons. The wealth of enameling preserved from the Treasury of the abbey of Grandmont, just outside Limoges, is due chiefly to the Plantagenet patronage of Henry II and his queen, Eleanor of Aquitaine. Enamels created during their reign resonate with the elegant style of the court, and the dramatic history of Henry's monarchy is evoked by such works as the.
Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art
ISBN: 0870997580
Category : Art metal-work
Languages : en
Pages : 480
Book Description
Treasuries of France, and other sources. The works of Limoges were created for important ecclesiastical and royal patrons. The wealth of enameling preserved from the Treasury of the abbey of Grandmont, just outside Limoges, is due chiefly to the Plantagenet patronage of Henry II and his queen, Eleanor of Aquitaine. Enamels created during their reign resonate with the elegant style of the court, and the dramatic history of Henry's monarchy is evoked by such works as the.
The Undeciphered Signs of Linear B
Author: Anna P. Judson
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108494722
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 373
Book Description
Ground-breaking analysis of the Linear B undeciphered signs shedding light on the writing system and the activities of its writers.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108494722
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 373
Book Description
Ground-breaking analysis of the Linear B undeciphered signs shedding light on the writing system and the activities of its writers.
Ancient Communities in the Mimbres Valley
Author: Roger Anyon
Publisher: University of Arizona Press
ISBN: 0816552746
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 589
Book Description
"Spanning from the end of the Classic Mimbres period to the Black Mountain phase, this volume contains the final report on the excavations of the Mimbres Foundation. The authors consider the nature of the relationship between the Classic Mimbres period population of the valley and the people of the succeeding Black Mountain phase, as well as relationships among the Black Mountain phase people and those of neighboring parts of the region"--
Publisher: University of Arizona Press
ISBN: 0816552746
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 589
Book Description
"Spanning from the end of the Classic Mimbres period to the Black Mountain phase, this volume contains the final report on the excavations of the Mimbres Foundation. The authors consider the nature of the relationship between the Classic Mimbres period population of the valley and the people of the succeeding Black Mountain phase, as well as relationships among the Black Mountain phase people and those of neighboring parts of the region"--
Hearings, Reports and Prints of the Joint Economic Committee
Author: United States. Congress. Joint Economic Committee
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Legislative hearings
Languages : en
Pages : 962
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Legislative hearings
Languages : en
Pages : 962
Book Description
Hearings
Author: United States. Congress. Joint Committee ...
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 2316
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 2316
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