Greek Word Order

About the author

Sir Kenneth Dover was Professor Emeritus of Greek at the University of St Andrews and President of Corpus Christi College, University of Oxford, UK. Among his many publications are Greek Homosexuality (reissued with forewords,
Bloomsbury, 2016).

Summary

The order of words in a Greek sentence is much freer and less predictable than in most European languages. This book explains and illustrates the principles which govern word order in Greek.

Product details

• Authors: K. J. Dover
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 24.02.2000
• EAN: 9781853996047
• ISBN: 978-1-85399-604-7
• No. of pages: 88
• Dimensions: 138 mm x 216 mm x 5 mm
• Weight: 124 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics; LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Grammar & Punctuation, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Syntax, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Study & Teaching, Language teaching & learning material & coursework, Grammar, syntax & morphology, Language teaching and learning material and coursework, Grammar, syntax and morphology, Ancient (Classical) Greek, FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY / Ancient Languages