Reconstructing the phonology of dead languages

Abstract

This paper is concerned with the phonology of dead languages.On the basis of correlations between written and acoustic signs, some possibilities of historica/ reconstruction are examined.The focus of our considerations is on the phonology of Ancient Near Eastern languages written in cuneiform.The adoption of a given writing system to a hitherto unwritten language requires certain modifications of that system.The analysis of such modifications al/ows us to establish phonemes which were not part of the original inventory of signs.lt is to be stated, however, that in the case of Akkadian a comp/ete phonology could only be established on the basis of comparison with closely related languages.

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