The Avestan vowels /

"For the first time, the vowels of Avestan are studied comprehensively on the synchronic and diachronic level. All vowel changes which have occurred after the Proto-Iranian stage are discussed, and they are placed in a relative chronology. The phonological system of Avestan at various stages of...

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Main Author: Vaan, Michiel de, 1973-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam ; New York : Rodopi, 2003.
Series:Leiden studies in Indo-European ; 12.
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Summary:"For the first time, the vowels of Avestan are studied comprehensively on the synchronic and diachronic level. All vowel changes which have occurred after the Proto-Iranian stage are discussed, and they are placed in a relative chronology. The phonological system of Avestan at various stages of its development is reconstructed, and the relationship between Old Avestan and Young Avestan is reviewed. Also, many philological details are discussed. This volume is of interest for Indo-Iranian philology, for Indo-European linguistics and for Iranian linguistics."--Jacket
Physical Description:xxxv, 710 pages ; 24 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9042010657
9789042010659