On Ancient Grammars of Space. Linguistic Research on the Expression of Spatial Relations and Motion in Ancient Languages

• Main Author: Kutscher, Silvia (auth)
• Other Authors: Werning, Daniel A. (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: De Gruyter 2013
• Series: Topoi - Berlin Studies of the Ancient World/Topoi - Berliner Studien der Alten Welt
• Subjects: Mathematics & science; Linguistics of space; motion verbs; case; adpositions
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

This volume presents new research by the Topoi group "The Conception of Spaces in Language" on the expression of spatial relations in ancient languages. The six articles in this volume discuss static and dynamic aspects of the spatial grammars of Ancient to Medieval Greek, Akkadian, Hittit...