Coptic sounds

Cover......Page 2 Preface......Page 3 Contents......Page 6 Abbreviations and bibliography......Page 8 PART I......Page 11 Introduction......Page 12 1. Syllabic consonants, supralinear sroke, "murmurvowel"......Page 22 2. Unviocing and deaspiration: complete in south, incomplete in north......Page 28 3. New palatalization of velars: complete in north, incomplete in south......Page 35 4. Old palatalization of velars, the forward shift and its meaning......Page 42 5. Ancient pressure articulation......Page 46 6. Frictives......Page 48 7. Vowel supports......Page 52 8. Testimony of Canaanitish words in Egyptian from 1550 to 750 BC ......Page 56 9. Review and criticism of the study of the vowels by others ......Page 67 PART II ......Page 71 1. The geographical-genetic relationship of the five Coptic dialects ......Page 72 2. The phonetic character of the five Coptic dialects ......Page 92 3. Dialectic misspellings in sixth- and seventh-century Theban documents ......Page 108 4. Testimony of Arabic words in Coptic in the ninth or tenth century ......Page 131 5. Late Bohairic-Arabic letter values ......Page 143 Supplementary text ......Page 153 Appendix: some biological factors involved in Coptic sound-changes ......Page 159 Indexes ......Page 185 1. General index ......Page 186 2. Words in languages......Page 191