Greek : a history of the language and its speakers /
Greek: A History of the Language and its Speakers, Second Edition reveals the trajectory of the Greek language from the Mycenaean period of the second millennium BC to the current day. This book offers a complete linguistic treatment of the history of the Greek language. The updated second edition f...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English Ancient Greek Greek |
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Oxford ; Malden, Mass. :
Wiley-Blackwell,
©2010.
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| Edition: | Second edition. |
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| Online Access: | CONNECT |
Table of Contents:
- Preface to the first edition
- Preface to the second edition
- IPA chart
- The Greek alphabet
- Introduction : The scope and purpose of this book
- Part one : Ancient Greek : from Mycenae to the Roman Empire. The ancient Greek dialects
- Classical Greek : official and literary standards
- The rise of Attic
- Greek in the Hellenistic world
- Greek in the Roman Empire
- Spoken Koine in the Roman period
- Part two : Byzantium : from Constantine I to Mehmet the Conqueror. Historical prelude
- Greek in the Byzantine Empire : the major issues
- Byzantine belles lettres
- The written Koine in Byzantium
- Spoken Greek in the Byzantine Empire : the principal developments
- Texts in the vernacular
- Part three : Modern Greek : from the Ottoman Empire to the European Union. Ottoman rule and the War of Independence
- Spoken Greek in the Ottoman period
- Written Greek in the Turkish period
- The history of the modern Greek state
- The language question and its resolution.
