{"product_id":"introduction-to-avestan-paperback","title":"Introduction to Avestan - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichiel de Vaan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJavier Martínez García\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis \u003ci\u003eIntroduction to Avestan\u003c\/i\u003e provides a concise grammar of the Avestan language, the language of the followers of the Iranian prophet Zarathustra. The grammar focuses on spelling, phonology and morphology, but also includes a chapter on syntax. Abundant information on the historical development of the language is included, which renders the grammar very useful for students of Indo-Iranian and Indo-European. Also, a small number of selected Avestan texts is added, with a complete glossary, so that students can practise reading Avestan.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichiel de Vaan\u003c\/b\u003e, Ph.D. (2002), is Associate Professor of Comparative Indo-European Linguistics at Leiden University (The Netherlands). His publications include \u003ci\u003eThe Avestan Vowels\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eEtymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages\u003c\/i\u003e (2008).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJavier Martínez\u003c\/b\u003e, Ph.D. (1994), is Professor of Greek Linguistics at the University of Oviedo (Spain). He has published widely on Indo-Iranian and Ancient Greek, and has been editor of three different volumes concerning Forgery in Classical Literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 9.4 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 09, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56241660264753,"sku":"9789004258099","price":94.86,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1004\/9532\/7537\/files\/T09y4JXi0z9789004258099.webp?v=1789201673","url":"https:\/\/mitchellofficial.com\/products\/introduction-to-avestan-paperback","provider":"MITCHELL","version":"1.0","type":"link"}