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A Brief History of Ancient Greek presents the history of this ancient language from its Indo-European beginnings to the present day, and explains key relationships between the language and literature of the Classical period (500 - 300 BC).

Table 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

A Brief History of Ancient Greek

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      Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd
      Published 3 January 2014
      ISBN-13 9781405149259
      978-1405149259
      ISBN-10 1405149256
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      Historical and comparative linguistics

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      A Brief History of Ancient Greek presents the history of this ancient language from its Indo-European beginnings to the present day, and explains key relationships between the language and literature of the Classical period (500 - 300 BC).

      Table 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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