The reflexes of syllabic liquids in ancient Greek : linguistic prehistory of the Greek dialects and Homeric Kunstsprache / by Lucien van Beek.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Beek, Lucien van, author.

Contributor:

Anne and Joseph Trachtman Memorial Book Fund.

Series:

Leiden studies in Indo-European ; 22.

Leiden studies in Indo-European ; volume 22

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Greek language--Consonants.

Greek language.

Greek language--Phonology, Historical.

Greek language--Dialects.

Greek language--Variation.

Physical Description:

xxii, 564 pages ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2022]

Summary:

"How can we explain metrical irregularities in Homeric phrases like [androtēta kai ēbēn]? What do such phrases tell us about the antiquity of the epic tradition? And how did doublet forms such as [tetratos] beside [tetartos] originate? In this book, you will find the first systematic and complete account of the syllabic liquids in Ancient Greek. It provides an up-to-date, comprehensive and innovative etymological treatment of material from all dialects, including Mycenaean. A new model of linguistic change in the epic tradition is used to tackle two hotly-debated problems: metrical irregularities in Homer (including muta cum liquida) and the double reflex. The proposed solution has important consequences for Greek dialect classification and the prehistory of Epic language and meter"-- Provided by publisher.

Notes:

Originally presented as the author's thesis (doctoral) - Rijksuniversiteit te Leiden, 2013.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Anne and Joseph Trachtman Memorial Book Fund.

Other Format:

Online version: Beek, Lucien van. Reflexes of syllabic liquids in ancient Greek

ISBN:

9789004469730

9004469737

OCLC:

1264743299