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Brief History of Ancient Greek

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"A Brief History of Ancient Greek accessibly depicts the social history of this ancient language from its Indo-European roots to the present day. Explains key relationships between the language and literature of the Classical period (500 - 300 BC) Provides a social history of the language which transliterates and translates all Greek as appropriate, and is therefore accessible to readers who know little or no Greek Written in the framework of modern sociolinguistic theory, relating the development ofAncient Greek to its social and political context Reflects the latest thinking on subjects such as Koine Greek and the relationship between literary and vernacular Greek "--

List of contents

List of Figures vi
 
Preface and Acknowledgments vii
 
1 The Indo-European Beginnings 1
 
2 An Aegean Co-Production 17
 
3 Mycenean Greek 32
 
4 The Dark Ages 51
 
5 The Alphabet 68
 
6 The Greek Dialects 89
 
7 Homer and the Epic Tradition 113
 
8 The Language of Greek Poetry 134
 
9 Bare Words: The Start of a Common Language 156
 
10 Greek to Romaic and Back 178
 
Appendix: The Greek Alphabet and Pronunciation 200
 
Abbreviations and Symbols 202
 
Glossary 204
 
References 207
 
Index 211

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