A numerical characterization of poetical lines, statistical theory and Young Babylonian application
Typifying poetical lines by means of numerals (zero to nine), alone or in combination with alphabetical symbols, is usually done in a casual manner. Digits, however, have distinctive features. Nominal, ordinal, interval and ratio functions have been identified by descriptionptive statistics. The app...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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1997
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Journal for semitics
Year: 1997, Volume: 9, Issue: 1/2, Pages: 39-47 |
| Further subjects: | B
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B Young Babylonian (Ludlul bel nemeqi) examples B interval and ratio functions B Descriptive statistics B Typifying poetical lines B Nominal B Alphabetical symbols |
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| Summary: | Typifying poetical lines by means of numerals (zero to nine), alone or in combination with alphabetical symbols, is usually done in a casual manner. Digits, however, have distinctive features. Nominal, ordinal, interval and ratio functions have been identified by descriptionptive statistics. The application of these features in the domain of poetical theory, particularly syntax, is discussed and illustrated by means of Young Babylonian (Ludlul bel nemeqi) examples. |
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| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal for semitics
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| Persistent identifiers: | HDL: 10520/AJA10318471_261 |