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Greek Prepositions
From Antiquity to the Present
Pietro Bortone
362 pages
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Line Drawings, Tables, Figures
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234x156mm
978-0-19-955685-4
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Hardback
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22 April 2010
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- Meticulously researched and clearly written
- An important contribution to our knowledge of the long-term evolution of Greek
This is the most comprehensive history of the Greek prepositional system ever published. It is set within a broad typological context and examines interrelated syntactic, morphological, and semantic change over three millennia. By including, for the first time, Medieval and Modern Greek, Dr Bortone is able to show how the changes in meaning of Greek prepositions follow a clear and recurring pattern of immense theoretical interest. The author opens the book by discussing the relevant background issues concerning the function, meaning, and genesis of adpositions and cases. He then traces the development of prepositions and case markers in
ancient Greek (Homeric and classical, with insights from Linear B and reconstructed Indo-European); Hellenistic Greek, which he examines mainly on the basis of Biblical Greek; Medieval Greek, the least studied but most revealing phase; and Modern Greek, in which he also considers the influence of the learned tradition and neighbouring languages. Written in an accessible and non-specialist style, this book will interest classical philologists, as well as historical linguists and theoretical linguists.Readership: Scholars and students of Ancient, Byzantine, and Modern Greek, as well as comparative philologists, historical linguists, and semanticists.
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Pietro Bortone, University of Illinois at Chicago
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"an extremely impressive book ... very convincingly argued ... an indispensable source of examples... B.'s linguistic breadth is also remarkable: it is clear, especially from the the first half of the book, that he is extremely comfortable with scholarly literature on cases and prepositions in a wide range of languages and time periods ... splendid ... [readers] will not be disappointed" - Linguist List "Bortone's excellent treatise on prepositions from Ancient to Modern Greek is a welcome contribution to our knowledge of the language ... The result is a very impressive piece of scholarly work that showcases both philological and linguistic analysis at its best ... Overall the volume is very well-written, with lucid and precise
language that is a joy to read especially when one considers how challenging the subject is... a tour de force of classical and linguistic erudition, and a testament to Bs skill at synthesis... truly excellent work" - Diachronica "both impressive and convincing. Although Bortone is admirably cautious about the general application of his conclusion ... its demonstration is a major achievement ... If you find discussions of how language works and how it develops interesting, read this book. If you dontwell, that is your loss." - David M. Schaps, Bryn Mawr Classical Review
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Part 1: Background to Greek Prepositions
1: On The Function of Prepositions
2: On The Meaning of Prepositions
3: On The Development of Adpositions
Part 2: The History of Greek Prepositions
4: Prepositions and Cases in Ancient Greek
5: Prepositions and Cases in Hellenistic Greek
6: Prepositions and Cases in Medieval Greek
7: Prepositions and Cases in Modern Greek
Epilogue
Bibliographical References
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