Pre-Greek : phonology, morphology, lexicon / By Robert S.P. Beekes ; Edited by Stefan Norbruis.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Beekes, R. S. P. (Robert Stephen Paul), author.

Contributor:

Norbruis, Stefan, editor.

Series:

Brill introductions to Indo-European languages ; Volume 2.

Brill introductions to Indo-European languages ; Volume 2

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Greek language, Modern--Grammar.

Greek language, Modern.

Greek language, Modern--Phonology.

Greek language, Modern--Morphology.

Greek language, Modern--Syntax.

Greek language, Modern--Lexicology.

Physical Description:

xii, 181 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2014.

Summary:

Before the arrival of the Indo-European Greeks in the area around the Aegean Sea, a non-Indo-European language was spoken there which was eventually replaced by Greek. Although no written texts exist in this Pre-Greek language, Robert Beekes shows that we can reconstruct elements of its phonology and morphology on the basis of the substantial amount of Pre-Greek vocabulary which was absorbed by Greek. In addition to the general characteristics of Pre-Greek, Beekes provides a complete overview of the evidence, comprising over 1100 Greek etyma which are certainly of Pre-Greek origin. The book thus opens a window on the first Pre-Indo-European language of prehistoric Europe to have left a trace in history. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Introduction 1

2 Phonology 4

1 The Phonemic System of Pre-Greek 4

2a Characteristic Phonemes and Phoneme Clusters 9

2b How to Recognize Words as Pre-Greek? 13

3 Prothetic Vowel 13

4 s-mobile 14

5 Consonant Variation 14

5.1 Voiceless / Voiced / Aspirated Stop 14

5.2 Prenasalization 14

5.3 Nasalization 14

5.4 Labial Stops /μ/μ 15

5.5 Stops Interchanging with σ(σ), with Stop + σ/τ or with σ + Stop 16

5.6 Velar / Labial / Dental Stops; Labiovelars 19

5.7 Dentals / Liquids 20

5.8 Simple / Geminate 21

5.9 σ / Zero 21

5.10 Velar or Dental Stop / Zero 21

5.11 v-, λ- / Zero 22

5.12 Metathesis, Shift of Aspiration 22

5.13 Secondary Phonetic Developments 22

5.14 Other Variation 22

6 Vowel Variation 23

6.1 Single Vowels (Timbre) 23

6.2 Long / Short 25

6.3 Single Vowel / Diphthong 25

6.4 Rising Diphthongs? 26

6.5 Secondary Vowels (or Elision) 26

3 Morphology 27

1 Reduplication 27

2 Suffixes 27

2.1 Introduction 27

2.2 Survey of the Suffixes 28

2.3 The Suffixes 29

3 Word End 43

3.1 Words Ending in a Vowel 43

3.2 Words Ending in -ρ 44

3.3 Words with a Nom, in -ξ or Ψ 44

3.4 Words in -ν 44

3.5 Words Ending in -αζ(α-stems) 44

4 The Unity of Pre-Greek 45

5 Pre-Greek is Non-Indo-European 46

6 The Pre-Greek Lexicon 47

1 Landscape and Natural Phenomena 47

2 Minerals 51

3 Flora 54

3.1 Trees and Shrubs (and Their Products) 54

3.2 Wild and Cultivated Vegetables, Fruits and Nuts 58

3.3 Aromatic, Medicinal and Toxic Herbs 62

3.4 Other (Useful) Plants and Flowers 66

3.5 Fungi 70

4 Fauna 71

4.1 Domesticated Animals and Their Attributes 71

4.2 Other Mammals (Also Aquatic) 73

4.3 Birds 75

4.4 Reptiles and Amphibians 79

4.5 Fish 80

4.6 Molluscs, Crustaceans, and Other (Marine) Invertebrates 84

4.7 Insects and Arthropods 87

4.8 Worms (Also Parasites) 90

5 Agriculture 90

5.1 Cereal Culture 90

5.2 Viniculture 92

6 Prepared Food 94

7 Human Physiology 97

7.1 The Human Body 97

7.2 Affections and Diseases 102

7.3 Sex 105

8 Attire and Jewellery 106

9 Equipment and Utensils 108

9.1 Furniture 108

9.2 Containers 109

9.3 Dishware 113

9.4 Domestic and Craft Tools 114

9.5 Hunting and Fishing Equipment 117

9.6 Armor and Weaponry 117

9.7 Horse Tack 119

9.8 Means of Transport 120

9.9 Other Technical Terms 121

10 Construction 124

10.1 Architecture and Constructional Elements 124

10.2 Infrastructure 127

11 Society 128

11.1 Social Hierarchy and Administration 128

11.2 Military Expressions 130

11.3 Professions and Other Societal Appellatives 131

12 Culture 133

12.1 Contest 133

12.2 Sculpture 134

12.3 Musical Instruments, Performing Arts 135

12.4 Religious Festivals and Feasting 136

12.5 Divine and Numinous Beings, Priests and Temples 137

13 Adjectives Marking a Certain Quality 138

14 Abstract Expressions 148

15 Verbs 150

16 Adverbs 158

17 Sounds and Interjections 159

18 Theonyms, Divine Epithets, Mythical Characters 160

19 Toponyms and Ethnonyms 163.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9789004279384

9004279385

OCLC:

880238047