Medieval and Modern Greek

ISBN-13: 9780521299787 / Angielski / Miękka / 1983 / 168 str.

Robert Browning; Robert Browning

Opis

To speakers of Modern Greek the Homeric poems of the seventh century B.C. are not a foreign language. The Greek language has enjoyed a continuous tradition from earliest times until now. This book traces its history from the immediately post-classical or Hellenistic period to the present day. The aim is both to analyse the changing structure of a language stabilised by a peculiarly long and continuous literary tradition, and to show how changing historical circumstances are reflected, in the development of the language. In particular the historical roots of Modern Greek internal bilingualism are traced.The questions treated will be of interest not only to students of Greek but also to students of linguistics.

Spis treści

Preface; 1. Introductory; 2. Greek in the Hellenistic world and the Roman empire; 3. The Greek language in the early middle ages (6th century–1100); 4. The Greek Language in the later middle ages (1100–1453); 5. Greek in the Turkish period; 6. The development of the national language; 7. The dialects of modern Greek; Bibliography; Index of Greek words mentioned in the text.