Discontinuous syntax : hyperbaton in Greek / A.M. Devine, Laurence D. Stephens.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Devine, A. M. (Andrew M.), author.

Stephens, Laurence D., author.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Homer--Language.

Homer.

Greek language--Word order.

Greek language.

Oral-formulaic analysis.

Greek language--Syntax.

Rhetoric, Ancient.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (361 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York ; Oxford University Press, 2023.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The interface between syntax and meaning, both semantic and pragmatic, has emerged as an area of linguistics theory. This study applies some of these ideas to hyperbaton, offering a new theory with broad applications for our understanding of Greek syntax.

Contents:

CONTENTS; ABBREVIATIONS; 1 Y[sub(1)] Hyperbaton in Prose; 2 The Meaning of Y[sub(1)] Hyperbaton in Prose; 3 Hyperbata Varia; 4 Licensing Hyperbaton; 5 Phonological Garden Paths; 6 The Syntax of Y[sub(1)] Hyperbaton; Glossary; Transliterated Examples with Word-for-Word Translations; Bibliography; Index nominum; Index rerum

Notes:

Previously issued in print: 2000.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Derived record based on print version record and publisher information.

ISBN:

0-19-770450-6

1-280-53071-5

0-19-534400-6

1-4294-0055-2

OCLC:

191932199