How Long to Read In Two Volumes. Vol 1

How Long Does it Take to Read In Two Volumes. Vol 1?

It takes the average reader 7 hours and 33 minutes to read In Two Volumes. Vol 1 by A. H. Sayce

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

First published in 1900, this was the first of two volumes of the magnum opusfrom pioneer assyriologist and linguist Rev. Archibald Sayce and provided an introduction to theories on the nature, behaviour and development of languages along with the morphology and physiology of speech. In it, Sayce was the first to emphasize the principle of partial assimilation and the linguistic principle of analogy. This 4thedition, ten years after the first, reflected on the limitations of science revealed since 1890, in an era when languages, like other humanities subjects, still idealised scientific approaches. Archibald Henry Sayce was one of the greatest comparative linguists of the time, being proficient in Accadian, Arabic, Cuneiform, Chinese, Egyptian, Greek, Hebrew, Hittite, Japanese, Latin, Persian, Phoenician, Sanscrit and Sumerian. He had a good knowledge of every Semitic and Indo-European language and could write good prose in at least twenty languages. Sayce's first major contribution to scholarship was a highly significant translation of an Accadian seal, a 'bilingual text' from which to translate cuneiform, similar to the Rosetta Stone. Here then, no doubt, the reader learns from a master of comparative linguistics. twenty languages. Sayce's first major contribution to scholarship was a highly significant translation of an Accadian seal, a 'bilingual text' from which to translate cuneiform, similar to the Rosetta Stone. Here then, no doubt, the reader learns from a master of comparative linguistics.

How long is In Two Volumes. Vol 1?

In Two Volumes. Vol 1 by A. H. Sayce is 445 pages long, and a total of 113,475 words.

This makes it 150% the length of the average book. It also has 139% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read In Two Volumes. Vol 1 Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 10 hours and 20 minutes to read In Two Volumes. Vol 1 aloud.

What Reading Level is In Two Volumes. Vol 1?

In Two Volumes. Vol 1 is suitable for students ages 12 and up.

Note that there may be other factors that effect this rating besides length that are not factored in on this page. This may include things like complex language or sensitive topics not suitable for students of certain ages.

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