Words Out of Wood: Proposals for the Decipherment of the Easter Island Script
Autor M. De Laaten Limba Engleză Paperback – noi 2009
Two dozen or so wooden tablets discovered on Easter Island late in the nineteenth century are all that remain of rongorongo—a series of glyphs thought to be the writing system of the island’s lost people. In Words Out of Wood, M. de Laat explores the construction and use of these enigmatic figures and makes a compelling case that rongorongo, despite its resistance to decipherment, constitutes nothing less than a fully developed script. Reproduced here in clear, full-page illustrations, the glyphs stand alongside the great moai statues as lasting monuments of the inventiveness and artistry of the remote Pacific island.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9789059722835
ISBN-10: 9059722833
Pagini: 292
Dimensiuni: 178 x 248 x 20 mm
Greutate: 0.57 kg
Ediția:2
Editura: Eburon Academic Publishers
Colecția Eburon Academic Publishers
ISBN-10: 9059722833
Pagini: 292
Dimensiuni: 178 x 248 x 20 mm
Greutate: 0.57 kg
Ediția:2
Editura: Eburon Academic Publishers
Colecția Eburon Academic Publishers
Notă biografică
Mary de Laat studied history at Utrecht University. He is a software developer and designer in the Netherlands.
Cuprins
Introduction
1 Script
1.1 Syllables
1.2 Signs
1.3 Words
1.4 Frames
1.4.1 Nominal frame
1.4.2 Verbal frame
2 Texts
2.1 The murder investigation
2.1.1 Introduction
2.1.2 Transcription and analysis
2.2 The unwanted resurrection
2.2.1 Introduction
2.2.2 Transcription and analysis
2.3 The magic eyes
2.3.1 Introduction
2.3.2 Transcription and analysis
3 Conclusions
Appendices
A: Vocabulary
B: Index on tablet transliterations
C: Sources of illustrations
References
1 Script
1.1 Syllables
1.2 Signs
1.3 Words
1.4 Frames
1.4.1 Nominal frame
1.4.2 Verbal frame
2 Texts
2.1 The murder investigation
2.1.1 Introduction
2.1.2 Transcription and analysis
2.2 The unwanted resurrection
2.2.1 Introduction
2.2.2 Transcription and analysis
2.3 The magic eyes
2.3.1 Introduction
2.3.2 Transcription and analysis
3 Conclusions
Appendices
A: Vocabulary
B: Index on tablet transliterations
C: Sources of illustrations
References