31.1149, Books: Greece’s labyrinth of language: Van Rooy

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Date: Wed, 25 Mar 2020 22:19:47
From: Sebastian Nordhoff [Sebastian.Nordhoff at langsci-press.org]
Subject: Greece’s labyrinth of language: Van Rooy

 


Title: Greece’s labyrinth of language 
Subtitle: A study in the early modern discovery of dialect diversity 
Series Title: History and Philosophy of the Language Sciences  

Publication Year: 2020 
Publisher: Language Science Press
	   http://langsci-press.org
	

Book URL: https://langsci-press.org/catalog/book/253 


Author: Raf Van Rooy

Electronic: ISBN:  9783961102105 Pages: 245 Price: Europe EURO 0 Comment: Open Access


Abstract:

Fascinated with the heritage of ancient Greece, early modern intellectuals
cultivated a deep interest in its language, the primary gateway to this
long-lost culture, rehabilitated during the Renaissance. Inspired by the
humanist battle cry “To the sources!” scholars took a detailed look at the
Greek source texts in the original language and its different dialects. In so
doing, they saw themselves confronted with major linguistic questions: Is
there any order in this immense diversity? Can the Ancient Greek dialects be
classified into larger groups? Is there a hierarchy among the dialects? Which
dialect is the oldest? Where should problematic varieties such as Homeric and
Biblical Greek be placed? How are the differences between the Greek dialects
to be described, charted, and explained? What is the connection between the
diversity of the Greek tongue and the Greek homeland? And, last but not least,
are Greek dialects similar to the dialects of the vernacular tongues? Why
(not)? This book discusses and analyzes the often surprising and sometimes
contradictory early modern answers to these questions.
 



Linguistic Field(s): Historical Linguistics

Subject Language(s): Greek, Ancient (grc)


Written In: English  (eng)

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