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Khotanese, an Iranian language from the first millennium CE, features rich literature like the Book of Zambasta, a 24-chapter poem on Mahāyāna Buddhism. This work presents a new analysis of its metre, arguing for a quantitative (moraic) basis with specific ictus patterns, while addressing Khotanese accentuation and language history. The complete poem text is included.

First comprehensive study for 50 years of the stones from western Britain and Brittany, inscribed in the Roman and Irish Ogam alphabets. Provides a linguistic analysis of the 370 Brittonic and Irish inscriptions. Presents new phonological evidence for the dating of the inscriptions. .