The mycenean verb form i-je-to- and its continuity in the first millenium: the importance of contexts and comparative analysis for the interpretation of corpus languages

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Published: May 6, 2023
DOI: https://doi.org/10.6035/MonTI.2023.15.07
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Lenguas de corpus, Contexto, Análisis comparativo, Griego micénico, i-je-to

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José Miguel Jiménez Delgado
Universidad de Sevilla

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The aim of this paper is to demonstrate the importance of context and comparative analysis for the interpretation of corpus languages. The interpretation of the Mycenaean verb form i-je-to- will serve as a case study to illustrate this point. This form is attested in a Pylian tablet recording important offerings to several deities. As will be shown, the context of the tablet is crucial for assessing the validity of the different proposals made so far, as is the comparison of this term with its cognates in other ancient IE languages. Finally, the continuity of the term in the first millennium is going to be traced. Continuity is not essential for the interpretation of Mycenaean terms but the existence of Greek cognates affords greater credibility

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Jiménez Delgado, J. M. (2023). The mycenean verb form i-je-to- and its continuity in the first millenium: the importance of contexts and comparative analysis for the interpretation of corpus languages. MonTI. Monographs in Translation and Interpreting, (15), 206–223. https://doi.org/10.6035/MonTI.2023.15.07
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José Miguel Jiménez Delgado, Universidad de Sevilla

José Miguel Jiménez Delgado is Professor of Classical Philology at the University of Seville (Spain). His main research interests are Ancient Greek Linguistics and Mycenology. He is the author of Sintaxis del griego micénico (2016) and numerous articles about Greek particles, etymology, and the interpretation of Mycenaean texts.

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