A History of Ancient Greek: From the Beginnings to Late Antiquity

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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 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. Mendez 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.