The Development of the Greek Language

Informationen zum Autor Wendy Moleas is an Honorary Research Fellow in the Department of Classics and Ancient History, University of Manchester, UK. Klappentext A concise account of the development of Greek from the Mycenaean age to the present day Vorwort Traces ancient to modern Greek, from Linear B tables through the classical, Hellenistic, Roman, Byzantine, Frankish / Venetian, Ottoman and post-independence periods to the present day Zusammenfassung Shows how accessible modern Greek is, once the basic adaptations over time are understood. This book provides an overview of the language's past for speakers of Greek. It provides the historical introductions and the translations of the extracts to offer an introduction to the Greeks and their language for those with no Greek. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface to the first edition Preface to the second edition 1. Prehistoric and Ancient Greek 2. The Beginnings of Modern Greek- The Common DialectThird Century BC - Eleventh Century AD 3. Greece under Frankish, Venetian and Turkish Domination:Twelfth Century- Eighteenth Century 4. Independence and the Formation of a National Language:Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries 5. A Selection of Readings: 1896-2001 Notes Appendix One: Linear B Appendix Two: The Greek Alphabet Appendix Three: The Pronunciation of Standard Modern Greek Appendix Four: A Summary of the Grammar of Standard Modern Greek Bibliography

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Wendy Moleas, Moleas Wendy
• Editore: Bloomsbury Academic
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 25.03.2004
• EAN: 9781853996757
• ISBN: 978-1-85399-675-7
• Pagine: 144
• Dimensioni: 155 mm x 206 mm x 8 mm
• Serie: Bcppaperbacks; Bcppaperbacks
• Categorie: Libri scolastici > Corsi per adulti / università popolare > Materiali per università popolare / materiali per corsi di lingua; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Altre lingue / altre letterature; Linguistics, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General, Modern Greek