Jacob Wackernagel, Lectures on Syntax

Jacob Wackernagel, Lectures on Syntax
Author: David Langslow
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Total Pages: 1008
Release: 2009-04-30
Genre: Literary Collections
ISBN: 0191606758

This book is an English version of two series of highly acclaimed introductory lectures given by the great Swiss linguist and classical philologist Jacob Wackernagel (1853-1938) at the University of Basle in 1918-19 on aspects of Greek, Latin, and German as languages. Out of print in German since 1996, these lectures remain the best available introduction, in any language, not only to Greek, Latin, and comparative syntax but also to many topics in the history and pre-history of Greek and Latin, and their relations with other languages. Other subjects, such as the history of grammatical terminology, are also brilliantly dealt with. This new edition supplements the German original by providing a translation of all quotations and examples, a large number of detailed footnotes offering background information and suggestions for further reading, and a single bibliography which brings together Wackernagel's references and those added in the notes.

Coptic Interference in the Syntax of Greek Letters from Egypt

Coptic Interference in the Syntax of Greek Letters from Egypt
Author: Victoria Beatrix Maria Fendel
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 551
Release: 2022-08-22
Genre: History
ISBN: 0192695835

Egypt in the early Byzantine period was a bilingual country where Greek and Egyptian (Coptic) were used alongside each other. Historical studies along with linguistic studies of the phonology and lexicon of early Byzantine Greek in Egypt testify to this situation. In order to describe the linguistic traces that the language-contact situation left behind in individuals' linguistic output, Coptic Interference in the Syntax of Greek Letters from Egypt analyses the syntax of early Byzantine Greek texts from Egypt. The primary object of interest is bilingual interference in the syntax of verbs, adverbial phrases, clause linkage as well as in semi-formulaic expressions and formulaic frames. The study is based on a corpus of Greek and Coptic private letters on papyrus, which date from the fourth to mid-seventh centuries, originate from Egypt and belong to bilingual, Greek-Coptic, papyrus archives.

Postclassical Greek

Postclassical Greek
Author: Dariya Rafiyenko
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Total Pages: 347
Release: 2020-03-09
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 3110677520

TRENDS IN LINGUISTICS is a series of books that open new perspectives in our understanding of language. The series publishes state-of-the-art work on core areas of linguistics across theoretical frameworks, as well as studies that provide new insights by approaching language from an interdisciplinary perspective. TRENDS IN LINGUISTICS considers itself a forum for cutting-edge research based on solid empirical data on language in its various manifestations, including sign languages. It regards linguistic variation in its synchronic and diachronic dimensions as well as in its social contexts as important sources of insight for a better understanding of the design of linguistic systems and the ecology and evolution of language. TRENDS IN LINGUISTICS publishes monographs and outstanding dissertations as well as edited volumes, which provide the opportunity to address controversial topics from different empirical and theoretical viewpoints. High quality standards are ensured through anonymous reviewing.

Postclassical Greek Prepositions and Conceptual Metaphor

Postclassical Greek Prepositions and Conceptual Metaphor
Author: William A. Ross
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Total Pages: 439
Release: 2022-08-01
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 3110777991

Traditional semantic description of Ancient Greek prepositions has struggled to synthesize the varied and seemingly arbitrary uses into something other than a disparate, sometimes overlapping list of senses. The Cognitive Linguistic approach of prototype theory holds that the meanings of a preposition are better explained as a semantic network of related senses that radially extend from a primary, spatial sense. These radial extensions arise from contextual factors that affect the metaphorical representation of the spatial scene that is profiled. Building upon the Cognitive Linguistic descriptions of Bortone (2009) and Luraghi (2009), linguists, biblical scholars, and Greek lexicographers apply these developments to offer more in-depth descriptions of select postclassical Greek prepositions and consider the exegetical and lexicographical implications of these findings. This volume will be of interest to those studying or researching the Greek of the New Testament seeking more linguistically-informed description of prepositional semantics, particularly with a focus on the exegetical implications of choice among seemingly similar prepositions in Greek and the challenges of potentially mismatched translation into English.

A History of Ancient Greek

A History of Ancient Greek
Author: Anastasios-Phoivos Christidēs
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 43
Release: 2007-01-11
Genre: Foreign Language Study
ISBN: 0521833078

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A History of the Greek Language

A History of the Greek Language
Author: Francisco Rodríguez Adrados
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 366
Release: 2005
Genre: History
ISBN: 9004128352

"A History of the Greek Language" is a kaleidoscopic collection of ideas on the development of the Greek language through the centuries of its existence.

The Language of the Papyri

The Language of the Papyri
Author: T. V. Evans
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 385
Release: 2010
Genre: Foreign Language Study
ISBN: 0199237085

A collection of essays by leading scholars on the linguistic significance of Greek and Latin papyri from Egypt. The Language of the Papyri charts a range of productive approaches to this material, and offers new methodologies suitable for its analysis.

Expressions of Agency in Ancient Greek

Expressions of Agency in Ancient Greek
Author: Coulter H. George
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 316
Release: 2005-08-25
Genre: Foreign Language Study
ISBN: 9780521847896

Exploration of the development of prepositions marking the agents of passive verbs in Ancient Greek.

Varieties of Post-classical and Byzantine Greek

Varieties of Post-classical and Byzantine Greek
Author: Klaas Bentein
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Total Pages: 447
Release: 2020-11-09
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 3110614405

Linguistic varieties such as female speech, foreigner talk, and colloquial language have not gone unnoticed when it comes to Classical Greek, but little is known about later periods of the Greek language. In this collective volume leading experts in the field outline some of the most important varieties of Post-classical and Byzantine Greek, basing themselves on a broad range of literary and documentary sources, and advancing a number of innovative methodologies. Close attention is paid to the linguistic features that characterize these varieties, with in-depth discussions of lexical, morpho-syntactic, orthographic, and metrical variation, as well as the interrelationship between these different types of variation. The volume thus offers valuable insights into the nature of Post-classical and Byzantine Greek, laying the foundation for future studies of linguistic variation in these later stages of the language, while at the same time providing a point of comparison for Classical Greek scholarship