JOURNAL ARTICLE

Koineization and the Pamphylian alphabet: Instability and compromise.

  • Published In: Written Language & Literacy, 2023, v. 26, n. 1. P. 76 1 of 3

  • Database: Communication Source 2 of 3

  • Authored By: Selvi, Eleonora 3 of 3

Abstract

In the Hellenistic age, contact with the Ionic alphabet used to write koine Greek rapidly changed the Pamphylian alphabet, initiating the processes of koineization and standardization. The analysis of three case studies (personal names with -muu̯a; personal names built from the root ϝαναξ-; -αυ and -ευ diphthongs) shows how the need to write dialectal personal names led to the creation of a 'local standard' of spellings suited to the koine alphabetic set. However, some features of the epichoric alphabet survived in competition with this local standard. It is therefore argued that the process of standardization of the Pamphylian alphabet in contact with the koine alphabet affected different alphabetic features according to the social and identity values given to them by the community. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Additional Information

  • Source:Written Language & Literacy. 2023/01, Vol. 26, Issue 1, p76
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:History
  • Publication Date:2023
  • ISSN:1387-6732
  • DOI:10.1075/wll.00074.sel
  • Accession Number:176844008
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