Studies on Linguistic and Orthographic Variation in Old Babylonian Letters
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This thesis interrogates the extent to which a range of written variation in the Old Babylonian letters from the central area of Mesopotamia relate significantly to variables denoting temporal-historical (diachronic), spatial-geographical (diatopic) or individual-situational heterogeneity. The object of the study is Old Babylonian, an ancient language whose large written record embodies a widespread practice of writing in a sizeable array of genres, including cursive and personal scripts, that flourished in a time of substantial geo-political changes. Some dialectical varieties of Old Babylonian have already been identified and described in detail, particularly those of the peripheral areas. However, despite early attempts to define broad linguistic dialectical areas there is not yet a full description of the paleogeographic, orthographic and linguistic traits of variability within the central Mesopotamian area. The present study analyses the documented variation of a set of orthographic and linguistic variables as they transpire in a corpus of Old Babylonian correspondence (ACCOB) created for that purpose, which contains grammatical as well as extralinguistic annotations of temporal, geographical, or social characteristics of the producers or consumers of the letters. The combination of a quantitative approach to the distribution of variables and a micro-level study of the documents demonstrates that, despite limitations in the type of extra-linguistic information available and the restrictions of a research project focused solely on the analysis of edited transliterations of letters, a number of orthographic and linguistic features associate significantly to regional or temporal coordinates, sometimes revealing an intertwined multicausality of factors. On the other hand, the alleged sociolinguistic or diaphasic saliency of epistolary documents from the central royal administration needs to be redefined under the perspective of the heterogeneous landscape of Old Babylonian. The findings for the variables analysed in the study present a more nuanced description of the Old Babylonian language and its orthographic practices that may serve as a basis for further research in the area.


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  • ISBN-13: 9783868353099
  • Publisher: Ugarit Verlag
  • Publisher Imprint: Ugarit Verlag
  • Height: 246 mm
  • No of Pages: 412
  • Series Title: Alter Orient Und Altes Testament
  • Weight: 947 gr
  • ISBN-10: 3868353097
  • Publisher Date: 01 Mar 2020
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Spine Width: 25 mm
  • Width: 175 mm


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