Greek : a history of the language and its speakers
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Greek : a history of the language and its speakers
（Longman linguistics library）
Longman, 1997
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Bibliography: p. 366-380
Includes index
Description and Table of Contents
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: cased ISBN 9780582031913
Description
Tracing the development of the Greek language from the Mycenean period of the second millenium BC to the late 1990s, this volume combines both external and internal history into a single narrative. It explores, in English, the evolution of the Greek language as a whole, in all its regional and social heterogeneity, and in both its spoken and written forms. The main study is supported throughout by detailed summaries of key developments in checklist form and an examination of selected texts to highlight major points. Maps are also used to illustrate more clearly the distribution of the ancient dialects and the geographical spread of the language in the early Middle Ages. A bibliography for further reading and study is also provided.
Table of Contents
- The Greek alphabet. Part 1 Ancient Greek - from Mycenae to the Roman Empire: Ancient Greek and its dialects
- Classical Greek - official and literary "standards"
- the rise of Attic
- Greek in the Hellenistic world
- Greek in the Roman Empire
- spoken Koine in the Roman period. Part 2 Byzantium - from Constantine I to Mehmet the Conqueror: historical prelude
- Greek in the Byzantine Empire - the major issues
- Byzantine belles lettres
- middle styles in Byzantium
- spoken Greek in the Byzantine Empire
- texts in the "vernacular". Part 3 From the Ottoman Empire to the European Union: Ottoman rule and the war of independence
- spoken Greek in the Ottoman Empire
- written Greek in the Turkish period
- the history of the modern Greek state
- the "language question" and its resolution.
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: paper ISBN 9780582307094
Description
The outstanding intellectual achievements of the Greeks
Table of Contents
Abbreviated contents Preface The Greek Alphabet Section I: Ancient Greek: from Mycenae to the Roman Empire 1: Ancient Greek and its dialects 2: Classical Greek: official and literary 'standards' 3: The rise of Attic 4: Greek in the Hellenistic world 5: Greek in the Roman Empire 6: Spoken Koine in the Roman period Section II: Byzantium: from Constantine I to Mehmet the Conqueror 7: Historical prelude 8: Greek in the Byzantine empire - the major issues 9: Byzantine belles lettres 10: Middle styles in Byzantium 11: Spoken Greek in the Byzantine empire 12: Texts in the 'vernacular' Section III: from the Ottoman Empire to the European Union 13: Ottoman rule and the war of independence (1453-1833) 14: Spoken Greek in the Ottoman empire 15: Written Greek in the Turkish period 16: The history of the modern Greek state 17: The 'language question' and its resolution Bibliography
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