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The Languages of Aristophanes: Aspects of Linguistic Variation in Classical Attic Greek

Book information

Publisher
Oxford University Press
Year
2003
ISBN
0199262640, 9780199215102, 0199215103, 9780199262649
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
18 MB (18536947 bytes)
Series
Oxford classical monographs
Pages
361\376
Time added
2020-07-26 19:24:52

Description

By examining linguistic variation in Aristophanic comedy, Andreas Willi opens up a new perspective on intra-dialectal diversity in Classical Attic Greek. A representative range of registers, technical languages, sociolects, and (comic) idiolects is described and analyzed. Stylistic and statistical observations are combined and supplemented by typological comparisons with material drawn from sociolinguistic research on modern languages. The resulting portrayal of the Attic dialect deepens our understanding of various socio-cultural phenomena reflected in Aristophanes' work. 1. Introduction 2. Religious registers 3. Technical languages 4. 'Scientific discourse' 5. Sophistic innovations 6. Female speech 7. Foreigner talk 8. Conclusion Appendix: Aristophanes' Attic: A grammatical sketch

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