JOURNAL ARTICLE

Punic mycms and Greek Μαιουμα(ς): a re-examination.

  • Published In: Journal of Ancient History, 2023, v. 11, n. 2. P. 277 1 of 3

  • Database: Humanities Source Ultimate 2 of 3

  • Authored By: Schmitz, Philip 3 of 3

Abstract

My goal in this study is to persuade the reader that the word mycms is a compound noun with the elements /may/ + /yucmas/. I will endorse the analysis argued by Good that the Punic compound can be explained by reference to the Greek word Μαιουμα(ς), the name of a spring festival. To the cogent objections of critics of the seemingly odd compound implied by this analysis, I offer agreement, but also the further observation that linguistic theory predicts its oddness. Punic mycms provides an example of noun incorporation, a process of deriving lexemes from sentence elements. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Additional Information

  • Source:Journal of Ancient History. 2023/12, Vol. 11, Issue 2, p277
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:Language and Linguistics
  • Publication Date:2023
  • ISSN:23248106
  • DOI:10.1515/jah-2023-0019
  • Accession Number:173961198
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