A Grammar Of Oscan And Umbrian: With A Collection Of Inscriptions And A Glossary,9781889758725

A Grammar Of Oscan And Umbrian: With A Collection Of Inscriptions And A Glossary

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Pub. Date: 2005-08-30
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Table of Contents

Bibliography xiii
Explanations xvii
INTRODUCTION
Peoples and Languages of Italy
1(1)
Classification of the Italic Dialects
2(1)
Oscan---External Data
3(3)
Umbrian---External Data
6(12)
General Characteristics of the Oscan-Umbrian Group
Phonology
7(1)
Inflection
8(3)
Syntax
11(1)
Vocabulary
11(6)
Summary
17(1)
Special Characteristics of Oscan
18(1)
Special Characteristics of Umbrian
19(1)
Borrowed Words
20(116)
PHONOLOGY
Alphabet and Orthography
Oscan
22(1)
Umbrian
23(1)
Relation of the Alphabets
24(1)
Notes on Orthography
25(4)
History of the Sounds
Vowels
29(37)
a
29(1)
a
30(1)
e
31(2)
e
33(1)
i
34(1)
i
35(1)
o
36(1)
u for o
37(1)
o
38(2)
u
40(1)
u
41(1)
i for u
41(1)
Diphthongs
41(2)
ai
43(1)
ei
44(1)
oi
45(1)
au, eu, ou
46(1)
Lengthening of Vowels
47(2)
Shortening of Vowels
49(1)
Anaptyxis in Oscan
50(3)
Contraction and Hiatus
53(2)
Vowel-Weakening in Medial Syllables
55(2)
Syncope in Medial Syllables
57(2)
Syncope in Final Syllables
59(1)
Samprasarana
60(1)
Loss of Final Short Vowels
61(1)
Vowel-Gradation
62(4)
Consonants
66(34)
Consonantal i (i)
66(1)
Consonantal u (u)
67(1)
r
68(1)
l
68(2)
n and m
70(1)
Omission of Nasals before Consonants
70(1)
Final n and m
71(1)
ns
71(2)
s
73(1)
Intervocalic S. Rhotacism
74(1)
Final 3
74(1)
sn, sm, sl, zd
75(1)
Intervocalic rs
76(1)
rs before Consonants
77(1)
Final rs
77(1)
sr
78(1)
ls
78(1)
p
78(1)
pt
78(1)
ps
79(1)
b
79(1)
bh
79(1)
Labials and Nasals
79(1)
t
80(1)
Final t
80(1)
Final nt
80(2)
tl
82(1)
d
82(1)
Umbrian r, rs, from d
82(2)
Final d
84(1)
Initial di
84(1)
nd, dn
84(1)
dh
85(1)
Dental + s
85(1)
Dental + Dental
86(1)
Other Combinations of Dentals
87(1)
The Gutturals
87(1)
k
88(1)
kt
89(1)
Umbrian Palatalization of k
89(2)
ks
91(1)
Loss of k between Consonants
91(1)
g
92(1)
Umbrian Palatalization of g
93(1)
gh
93(1)
ku
94(1)
gu
94(1)
guh
94(1)
Loss of u in ku etc.
95(1)
Change of Surd Mutes to Sonants
96(1)
Change of Sonant Mutes to Surds
97(1)
Changes of the original Sonant Aspirates
97(2)
Doubling of Consonants in Oscan
99(1)
Simplification of Double Consonants
100(1)
Changes in Sentence-Combination. Sandhi
100(1)
Accent
101(1)
Summary of the Oscan and Umbrian Sounds
Oscan
102(5)
Umbrian
107(6)
INFLECTION
Nouns
First Declension
113(3)
Second Declension
116(8)
io-Stems
119(2)
Oscan Gentiles in -ils etc.
121(3)
Third Declension
124(7)
Mute Stems, Liquid Stems
128(2)
Nasal Stems, S-Stems
130(1)
Irregular Nouns
131(1)
Fourth Declension
131(1)
Fifth Declension
132(1)
Adjectives
Declension
133(1)
Comparison
134(2)
Adverbs
136(33)
Numerals
Cardinals and Ordinals
137(2)
Distributives and Numeral Adverbs
139(1)
Pronouns
Personal Pronouns
139(1)
Possessive Pronouns
140(1)
Demonstrative Pronouns
140(3)
Interrogative, Relative, and Indefinite Pronouns
143(3)
Pronominal Enclitics
146(2)
Relative Adverbs and Conjunctions
148(3)
Verbs
The Personal Endings
151(2)
Examples of Conjugation
153(8)
First Conjugation
154(2)
Second Conjugation
156(1)
Third Conjugation
157(2)
Fourth Conjugation
159(1)
Irregular Verbs
160(1)
FORMATION OF THE MOODS AND TENSES
The Present Stem
First Conjugation
161(1)
Second Conjugation
162(1)
Third Conjugation
163(1)
Fourth Conjugation
164(2)
Forms of the Type of L. capio
165(1)
Irregular Verbs
166(1)
Remarks on the Forms connected with L. habeo
167(1)
Remarks on the Forms connected with L. facio
168(1)
The Imperfect Indicative
169(1)
The Future Indicative
169(1)
The Perfect Indicative
169(4)
The Future Perfect
173(1)
The Subjunctive
173(2)
The Present Subjunctive
174(1)
The Imperfect Subjunctive
175(1)
The Perfect Subjunctive
175(1)
The Imperative
175(2)
The Passive
177(2)
The Periphrastic Passive
179(1)
The Present Infinitive, the Supine
179(1)
The Present Active Participle
180(1)
The Perfect Passive Participle
180(1)
The Gerundive
181(30)
WORD-FORMATION
Derivation of Nouns and Adjectives
Nouns
182(3)
Adjectives
185(5)
Secondary Verbal Derivation
Denominatives
190(2)
Composition
Nouns and Adjectives
192(1)
Verbs
193(2)
SYNTAX
Uses of the Cases
The Genitive
195(3)
The Dative
198(1)
The Accusative
199(1)
The Locative
199(1)
The Ablative(-Instrumental)
Ablative Uses
200(1)
Instrumental Uses
201(2)
Locative Uses
203(2)
Prepositions (and the Corresponding Prefixes)
With the Accusative only
205(2)
With the Ablative only
207(2)
With the Accusative and Locative
209(1)
With the Locative and Ablative
210(1)
With Other Cases
210(1)
Adjectives
211(1)
Adverbs
211(10)
The Verb
Voice
212(1)
Tense
213(1)
Mood
Commands and Prohibitions
214(1)
The Subjunctive of Wish
215(1)
The Subjunctive in Substantive Clauses
216(1)
Clauses of Indirect Question
217(1)
Relative Clauses
217(1)
Temporal Clauses
218(2)
Conditional Clauses
220(1)
Infinitives and Participles
221(1)
Agreement
221(1)
Omission or Words
222(1)
Order of Words
223(2)
COLLECTION OF INSCRIPTIONS
Oscan
225(35)
The Cippus Abellanus
226(4)
The Tabula Bantina
230(9)
Inscriptions of Pompeii
Inscriptions on Public Works, and Dedications
239(3)
The Eituns Inscriptions
242(1)
Inscriptions of Capua
The Curse of Vibia
243(4)
The Iovilae-Dedications
247(4)
Other Capuan Inscriptions
251(2)
Inscriptions from Other Campanian Towns
253(1)
Inscriptions of Samnium and the Frentani
The Dedicatory Tablet of Agnone
254(2)
Others
256(2)
Inscriptions of Lucania, Bruttium, and Messana
258(1)
Coins
259(1)
Umbrian
260(51)
The Iguvinian Tables
V.
260(2)
VI-VII and I
262(26)
I
288(5)
II
293(4)
III, IV
297(4)
Commentary
301(9)
Minor Umbrian Inscriptions
310(1)
GLOSSARY AND INDEX
Oscan
311(16)
Umbrian
327

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