A Coptic Grammar With Chrestomathy And Glossary: Sahidic Dialect (porta Linguarum Orientalium)
by Bentley Layton /
2004 / English / PDF
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A reference tool for students of the classical dialect of Sahidic
which was used in literary texts between the 4th and 8th centuries
and was the standard language for orthodox ecclesiastical and
monastic Christianity. Layton avoids all jargon and non-standard
legal, scientific or magical texts, in order to provide a carefully
explained grammar that is easy to use.
A reference tool for students of the classical dialect of Sahidic
which was used in literary texts between the 4th and 8th centuries
and was the standard language for orthodox ecclesiastical and
monastic Christianity. Layton avoids all jargon and non-standard
legal, scientific or magical texts, in order to provide a carefully
explained grammar that is easy to use.
