Corpus of the Epigraphy of the Italian Peninsula in the 1st Millennium BCE (CEIPoM)

Abstract

The 'Corpus of the Epigraphy of the Italian Peninsula in the 1st Millennium BCE' (CEIPoM) is a linguistic database which covers the Oscan, Umbrian, Old Sabellic, Messapic and Venetic languages, as well as epigraphic Latin up to 100 BCE. The database is hosted on GitHub and Zenodo, and provides manually annotated linguistic information on all levels of language structure, ranging from phonology to syntax. In providing a high-resolution digital dataset for language varieties that have until now been largely restricted to printed reference works, this corpus opens up new avenues for research into this unique ancient linguistic area.

Keywords

• corpus linguistics
• language contact
• linguistic area
• italic
• epigraphy