UID:
almafu_9961490261902883
Format:
1 online resource (VI, 451 p.)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9783111380544
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3111380548
Series Statement:
Studies in Manuscript Cultures , 38
Content:
This book explores multilingualism and multiscriptism in a great variety of writing cultures, offering an in-depth analysis of how diverse languages and scripts seamlessly intertwine within written artefacts. Insights into scribal practices are particularly illuminating in that respect, especially when exploring artefacts originating from multicultural communities and regions where distinct writing traditions intersect. The influence of multilingualism and multiscriptism on these writing cultures becomes evident, with essays spanning various domains, from the mundane aspects of everyday life to the realms of scholarship and political propaganda. Scholars often relegate these phenomena, despite being frequently encountered, to the status of exceptions compared to the more prevalent monolingualism and monoscriptism. However, in daring to challenge this viewpoint, this book emphasises the profound significance and relevance of multilingualism and multiscriptism in shaping the development of languages, cultures, and societies across Asia, Africa, and Europe. It caters to a diverse readership keen on delving into the intricacies of these phenomena within this rich tapestry of writing cultures.
Note:
Frontmatter --
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Contents --
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Introduction --
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Practical Multilingualism --
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Written Artefacts from the Maldives: 1,500 Years of Mixing Languages and Scripts --
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A Journey Through the Multilingual Landscape of Greco-Roman and Late Antique Oxyrhynchus --
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Commemoration, Explication, and Obligation: The Baptismal Font of St Reinoldi in Dortmund --
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Multi-scriptural and Multilingual Inscriptions in Lan Na --
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Scholarly Multilingualism --
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On the Emergence and Development of Middle Babylonian Bilinguals --
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Vernacular Terms in Sinitic Texts: Multilingualism in Eighth-century Japanese Documents --
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Mixing Languages and Scripts in Tamil Inscriptions and Manuscripts --
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Sanskrit Prayers in a Theravada Kingdom: A Multilingual Siamese Grantha Manuscript from Munich --
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How to Spell Loanwords? Integration of Arabic Etymons in Bilingual Islamic Manuscripts of West Africa --
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Propagandistic Multilingualism --
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Mesopotamian Bilingual Royal Inscriptions from the Third Millennium BCE: Texts with a Primary and Secondary Context --
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Anatolian Theonyms in the Aramaic Version of the Letoon Trilingual --
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Multilingualism in the Epigraphic Culture of the Persianate World (Eleventh to Thirteenth Century) --
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Bilingual Inscriptions from India: Combining Arabic and Persian with Indic Languages --
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Contributors --
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General Index
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Issued also in print.
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In English.
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9783111380483
Additional Edition:
ISBN 3111380483
Language:
English
Keywords:
Electronic books.
DOI:
10.1515/9783111380544
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1515/9783111380544
URL:
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