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A History of Ancient Greek 2 Volume Set

A History of Ancient Greek 2 Volume Set

A History of Ancient Greek 2 Volume Set

From the Beginnings to Late Antiquity
Anastassios-Fivos Christidis
January 2007
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Multiple copy pack
9781107123229
$109.00
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2 Hardback books

    This provides the most comprehensive account of the history of the Greek language from its beginnings to late antiquity. In this revised and expanded translation of the Greek original published in 2001, a distinguished international team of scholars goes beyond a merely technical treatment of the subject by examining the language's relationship with politics, society and culture. An attempt is made to cover all aspects of the history of Greek, including those that are usually considered marginal, such as obscene language, the language of the gods and child talk. Other topics which receive particular emphasis are language contact and translation practices in antiquity. The clear organisation and concise chapters make it highly readable and accessible to non-specialists, and the text is supported by example passages from primary sources and numerous informative illustrations. It is an essential reference work for all those interested in the history of Greek.

    • The most comprehensive study of the history of the Greek language
    • An internationally distinguished team of scholars explores the language from both linguistic and sociohistorical perspectives
    • The clear organisation, concise chapters, example passages from primary sources and numerous illustrations make the volume highly readable and accessible to non-specialists

    Product details

    January 2007
    Multiple copy pack
    9781107123229
    1790 pages
    265 × 187 × 106 mm
    3kg
    Temporarily unavailable - available from TBC

    Table of Contents

    • General introduction: histories of the Greek language A.-F. Christidis
    • Part I. The Language Phenomenon A.-F. Christidis, Th.-S. Pavlidou, E. D. Kouvelas, S. L. Tsohatzidis, K. Kotsakis, D. Kati and K. Nikiforidou
    • Part II. The Greek Language: Language and History A.-F. Christidis, B. D. Joseph, J. P. Mallory, J. Clackson, Th. Glaraki, M. Karali, S. Andreou, Y. Duhoux, E. Masson, O. Masson, J. Chadwick, L. Vokotopoulos, E. Voutiras, C. Brixhe, Ch. Veligianni-Terzi, P. Cartledge, R. Thomas, A. Missiou, V. Bubenik and D. J. Kyrtatas
    • Part III. The Ancient Greek Dialects A.-F. Christidis, M. Karali, J. Chadwick, A. Panayotou, J. Méndez Dosuna, G. Horrocks, V. Bubenik and C. Brixhe
    • Part IV. Ancient Greek: Structure and Change A.-F. Christidis, A. Malikouti-Drachman, E. B. Petrounias, G. C. Papanastassiou, I. Philippaki-Warburton, G. Horrocks, V. Bubeniak, N. De Lange, M. Janse, M. Setatos, A. Thompson and B. D. Joseph
    • Part V. Greek in Contact with Other Languages A.-F. Christidis, E. Masson, A. Panayoyou, Ch. Tzitzilis, I.-J. Adiego, E. Tucker, C. De Simone, R. G. G. Coleman, N. Katsanis, N. De Lange, J. Ray, S. Brock, P.-Y. Lambert, A. Christol and D. Goutas
    • Part VI. Translation Practices in Antiquity: Section A. Language and Literature A.-F. Christidis, M. Setatos, M. Karali, L. Polkas, K. Valkas, J. N. Kazazis and Th. Papanghelis
    • Section B. Special and Specialized Vocabularies A.-F. Christidis, D. J. Kyrtatas, A. Missiou, R. Parker, M.-J. Edwards, P. Dimakis, P. Kotzia, D. Lipourlis
    • Section C. Cultural Meanings and their Transformations A.-F. Christidis, S. Vassilaki, Ch. Veligianni-Terzi, D. J. Kyrtatas, M.-J. Edwards, J. N. Bremmer
    • Part VIII. The Ancient Greeks and Language A.-F. Christidis, A. Missiou, P. H. Matthews, J. N. Kazazis
    • Part IX. The Fortunes of Ancient Greek A.-F. Christidis, V. Rotolo, J.-C. Saladin, E. Karantzola, M. Pechlivanos, N. Yakovaki, E. B. Petrounias, E. Skopetea, A. Liakos and D. N. Maronitis
    • Appendices
    • Editions and translations of ancient texts
    • Glossary
    • The IPA symbols
    • The development of the Greek phonetic system
    • Indices.
      Contributors
    • A.-F. Christidis, Th.-S. Pavlidou, E. D. Kouvelas, S. L. Tsohatzidis, K. Kotsakis, D. Kati, K. Nikiforidou, B. D. Joseph, J. P. Mallory, J. Clackson, Th. Glaraki, M. Karali, S. Andreou, Y. Duhoux, E. Masson, O. Masson, J. Chadwick, L. Vokotopoulos, E. Voutiras, C. Brixhe, Ch. Veligianni-Terzi, P. Cartledge, R. Thomas, A. Missiou, V. Bubenik, D. J. Kyrtatas, A. Panayotou, J. Méndez Dosuna, G. Horrocks, A. Malikouti-Drachman, E. B. Petrounias, G. C. Papanastassiou, I. Philippaki-Warburton, N. De Lange, M. Janse, M. Setatos, A. Thompson, Ch. Tzitzilis, I.-J. Adiego, E. Tucker, C. De Simone, R. G. G. Coleman, N. Katsanis, J. Ray, S. Brock, P.-Y. Lambert, A. Christol, D. Goutas, L. Polkas, K. Valkas, J. N. Kazazis, Th. Papanghelis, R. Parker, M.-J. Edwards, P. Dimakis, P. Kotzia, D. Lipourlis, S. Vassilaki, J. N. Bremmer, P. H. Matthews, V. Rotolo, J.-C. Saladin, E. Karantzola, M. Pechlivanos, N. Yakovaki, E. Skopetea, A. Liakos, D. N. Maronitis

    • Editor
    • Anastassios-Fivos Christidis