Possession in Ancient Egyptian

This volume deals with empirical and theoretical aspects of the domain of possession in Ancient Egyptian. It comprises a series of case studies on phrasal and clausal possession in the individual phases of the language, from Old Egyptian through the Coptic dialects, from both synchronic and diachronic perspectives.

About the author

Eitan Grossman, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel; Stéphane Polis, Université de Liège, Belgium.

Summary

This volume deals with empirical and theoretical aspects of the domain of possession in Ancient Egyptian. It comprises a series of case studies on phrasal and clausal possession in the individual phases of the language, from Old Egyptian through the Coptic dialects, from both synchronic and diachronic perspectives.

Product details

• Assisted by: Eitan Grossman (Editor), Polis (Editor), Stéphane Polis (Editor)
• Publisher: De Gruyter
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 09.02.2025, delayed
• EAN: 9783110260380
• ISBN: 978-3-11-026038-0
• No. of pages: 340
• Series: The Mouton Companions to Ancient Egyptian
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > Other languages / Other literatures; Linguistics, Andere Sprachen, Grammar, syntax & morphology, Historical & comparative linguistics, Historical Linguistics, Afroasiatische Sprachen, Altägyptisch/Sprache, Ancient Egyptian, Coptic Dialects, Afroasiatic, Phrasal Possession