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This thesis uses the conjunctive approach to analyze inscriptions of the Indus Valley Civilization (1600-3000 BC), presented in five chapters: Chapter 1 The Archaeology of the Indus Civilization; Chapter 2 Inscribed Indus Artifacts; Chapter 3 Indus Sign List; Chapter 4 Analyzing Indus Inscriptions; and Chapter 5 Reading Indus Signs. The purpose of interrelating these lines of evidence is to resolve basic issues concerning the cultural and linguistic identity of the Indus (Harappan) people. The internal workings of Indus inscriptions are examined. I conclude that the Language of the Indus inscriptions has many characteristics of Proto-Dravidian as reconstructed. The subject matter of the majority of texts is economic, and the script is logo-syllabic. Major differences in sign distributions can be used to identify syntactic elements in Indus texts. The *keviyan reading in Chapter 5 is used to relate case endings in PDr with specific signs.
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- Publication Date:1998
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- Degree:M.A.
- University:University of Calgary (Canada)
- Advisor/Supervisor:D. H. Kelley
- Pages:285
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- Language:eng
- Publication Date:1998
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