In this Companion, an eminent team of international scholars present a comprehensive account of the Ancient Greek language from its Indo-European origins to its transition into Modern Greek. A series of original chapters come together as an authoritative overview of the language from a variety of historical, geographical, sociolinguistic, and literary perspectives.
The volume includes discussions on the survival and transmission of Ancient Greek and the materials on which original texts from antiquity have been preserved. In addition, a set of chapters is devoted to discussions of typology, including aspects such as phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, and pragmatics. This wide-ranging collection will be valued by classicists and linguists alike.
A comprehensive account of the language of Ancient Greek civilization in a single volume, with contributions from leading international scholars covering the historical, geographical, sociolinguistic, and literary perspectives of the language.
* A collection of 36 original essays by a team of international scholars
* Treats the survival and transmission of Ancient Greek
* Includes discussions on phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, and pragmatics
Egbert J. Bakker
Altgriechisch Ancient & Classical Literature Antike u. klassische Literatur Classical Studies Foreign Languages Fremdsprachen Griechenland /Literatur, Literaturgeschichte Humanistische Studien Other Languages Sonstige Fremdsprachen