{"product_id":"a-companion-to-the-ancient-greek-language-paperback","title":"A Companion to the Ancient Greek Language - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEgbert J. Bakker\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA comprehensive account of the language of Ancient Greek civilization in a single volume, with contributions from leading international scholars covering the historical, geographical, sociolinguistic, and literary perspectives of the language.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eA collection of 36 original essays by a team of international scholars\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTreats the survival and transmission of Ancient Greek\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes discussions on phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, and pragmatics\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe work is wonderfully clear, informative, and engaging. Students and scholars will enjoy consulting it. Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through faculty. (\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e, 1 May 2011)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIt has become customary for reviews of handbooks to express misgivings toward the genre and its ever-increasing presence. But whatever one might think of companion volumes, this is a useful book. It boasts a wide range of generally high-quality essays by a parade of eminent scholars. Perhaps its most praiseworthy feature is the clarity and accessibility of many of its contributions, which makes them ideal starting points for the non-specialist. (\u003ci\u003eBryn Mawr Classical Review\u003c\/i\u003e, 7 May 2011)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOne doesn't have to be a student of Greek to enjoy this informative compendium. (\u003ci\u003eBook News, Inc., \u003c\/i\u003e November 2010)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn this Companion, an eminent team of international scholars present a comprehensive account of the Ancient Greek language from its Indo-European origins to its transition into Modern Greek. A series of original chapters come together as an authoritative overview of the language from a variety of historical, geographical, sociolinguistic, and literary perspectives.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe volume includes discussions on the survival and transmission of Ancient Greek and the materials on which original texts from antiquity have been preserved. In addition, a set of chapters is devoted to discussions of typology, including aspects such as phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, and pragmatics. This wide-ranging collection will be valued by classicists and linguists alike.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The work is wonderfully clear, informative, and engaging. Students and scholars will enjoy consulting it. Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through faculty.\" (\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e, 1 May 2011)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"It has become customary for reviews of handbooks to express misgivings toward the genre and its ever-increasing presence. But whatever one might think of companion volumes, this is a useful book. It boasts a wide range of generally high-quality essays by a parade of eminent scholars. Perhaps its most praiseworthy feature is the clarity and accessibility of many of its contributions, which makes them ideal starting points for the non-specialist.\" (\u003ci\u003eBryn Mawr Classical Review\u003c\/i\u003e, 7 May 2011)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"One doesn't have to be a student of Greek to enjoy this informative compendium.\" (\u003ci\u003eBook News, Inc., \u003c\/i\u003e November 2010)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn this Companion, an eminent team of international scholars present a comprehensive account of the Ancient Greek language from its Indo-European origins to its transition into Modern Greek. A series of original chapters come together as an authoritative overview of the language from a variety of historical, geographical, sociolinguistic, and literary perspectives.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe volume includes discussions on the survival and transmission of Ancient Greek and the materials on which original texts from antiquity have been preserved. In addition, a set of chapters is devoted to discussions of typology, including aspects such as phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, and pragmatics. This wide-ranging collection will be valued by classicists and linguists alike.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEgbert J. Bakker\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Classics at Yale University. He is the author of \u003ci\u003ePoetry in Speech: Orality and Homeric Discourse \u003c\/i\u003e(1997) and \u003ci\u003ePointing at the Past: From Formula to Performance in Homeric Poetics\u003c\/i\u003e (2005) and the co-editor with A. Kahane of \u003ci\u003eWritten Voices, Spoken Signs: Tradition, Performance, and Epic Text\u003c\/i\u003e (1997). He has published widely on various aspects of the Greek language, in particular, pragmatics, discourse analysis, and speaking versus writing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 704\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 9.6 x 6.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 28, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42127775760519,"sku":"9781118782910","price":86.33,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/45f6b4177a4e763f410e0abc31fd2aae.webp?v=1732590568","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/a-companion-to-the-ancient-greek-language-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}