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Gutturals in phonetic terms
(Univerzita Karlova, Filozofická fakulta, Praha, 2018)“Guttural” is a vaguely or variably defined term in the phonology of ancient Semitic languages, especially Tiberian Hebrew. It can include laryngeals, pharyngeals, epiglottals, uvulars, and sometimes postvelars; pharyngealized ... -
Comparative perspectives on bee law in Indo-European
(Univerzita Karlova, Filozofická fakulta, Praha, 2018)An illuminating comparison can be made between Early Irish bee law, as reflected in the Bechbretha, and the bee section of the archaic Albanian law code, Chapter 53 of the Kanun of Lek Dukagjin, with reference as well to ... -
Yaghnobi: an example of a language in contact
(Univerzita Karlova, Filozofická fakulta, Praha, 2018)Yaghnobi, an Eastern Iranian language spoken in northern Tajikistan, shares many important features with Sogdian and is generally believed to be descended from a nonliterary dialect of Sogdian. The language has historically ... -
“Place in my hands the inexhaustible craft of medicine!” Physicians and healing at the royal court of Esarhaddon
(Univerzita Karlova, Filozofická fakulta, Praha, 2018)The medicine of ancient Mesopotamia has long been the topic of investigation, but the texts explored within this field are mainly “handbooks” for persons practising medicine and lists of diseases. This medical literature, ... -
Measuring the perception of a civilization: Explicit reference to Ancient Greek Authors in Arabic literature
(Univerzita Karlova, Filozofická fakulta, Praha, 2018)The influence of Ancient Greek culture on Arabic civilization is explored on the base of explicit references to Greek authors in Arabic texts in the period between the 7th and 20th centuries (as represented in the CLAUDia ... -
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(Univerzita Karlova, Filozofická fakulta, Praha, 2018)