Full Description
Since its publication in 2008, A Grammar of the Hittite Language has been the definitive Hittite reference and teaching tool. This new edition brings Hoffner and Melchert's essential work up to date, incorporating the dramatic progress achieved in the field over the past fifteen years.
Heavily revised and expanded, the second edition recasts the discussion of topics to better serve the linguistically informed reader. A reorganized presentation of the synchronic facts makes them accessible to both Hittitologists and linguists interested in Hittite for historical or typological purposes.
Part 1 provides a thorough overview of Hittite grammar that is grounded in abundant textual examples. Part 2 is a tutorial that guides students through a series of graded lessons with illustrative sentences for translation. The tutorial is keyed to the reference grammar and includes extensive updated notes. Taken together with Part 2: Tutorial, which guides students through a series of graded lessons keyed to this reference grammar, the work remains the most comprehensive and detailed Hittite grammar ever produced.
Contents
Contents
Preface
Preface to the Revised Edition
List of Abbreviations and Conventional Markings
Introduction
Chapter 1. Orthography and Phonology
Chapter 2. Noun and Adjective Formation
Chapter 3. Noun and Adjective Inflection
Chapter 4. Noun and Adjective Declension
Chapter 5. Personal Pronouns
Chapter 6. Possessive Pronouns
Chapter 7. Deixis: The Demonstratives
Chapter 8. Relative and Indefinite Pronouns
Chapter 9. Numbers
Chapter 10. Verb Formation
Chapter 11. Verb Inflection
Chapter 12. Conjugation of mi-Verbs
Chapter 13. Conjugation of ḫi-Verbs
Chapter 14. Medio- Passive Conjugation
Chapter 15. Grammatical Agreement
Chapter 16. Noun Cases
Chapter 17. Pronouns
Chapter 18. Adjectives
Chapter 19. Adverbs
Chapter 20. Local Adverbs, Preverbs and Postpositions
Chapter 21. Verb Voice
Chapter 22. Verb Tense
Chapter 23. Verb Mood
Chapter 24. Verb Aspect
Chapter 25. Non- Finite Verb Forms
Chapter 26. Negation
Chapter 27. Questions
Chapter 28. Particles
Chapter 29. Conjunctions
Chapter 30. Clauses
Chapter 31. Grammatical Effects of Language Use
Chapter 32. Sumerian and Akkadian
References
Index
Selected Word Index
