This book provides an introduction to the history of the ancient Greek language based on carefully selected dialectal texts that are representative of both literary genres and epigraphic material. These texts originate from various regions and date from the Mycenaean period to the Koine (circa 14th century BC – 2nd century AD).
The first, introductory part includes a brief description of the basic grammatical and historical features of the language, serving as a reference framework when examining the texts that are anthologized and annotated in the second part.
The book is of particular interest to the Greek reading public, especially students of philology and related fields, as it is the only work of its kind in the Greek language. It can be used as a manual for the dialectology of ancient Greek, both as a teaching textbook and as a fundamental tool for researchers.
Additionally, it can serve as a practical introduction to historical linguistics and linguistic methodology, applied to a corpus of texts, without requiring prior experience in Indo-European or theoretical linguistics.
Features such as the updated bibliography, a concise yet comprehensive grammatical description of Greek dialects, and the careful selection and analysis of representative dialectal texts make this work a significant addition to the literature on the Greek language. Its value is also confirmed by its widespread acceptance internationally.
In this Greek edition, the author has revised and expanded the text where deemed appropriate to reflect recent bibliography. To facilitate Greek readers, clarifying notes and useful bibliographic additions have been included by the scientific editor and the translator.
Number of pages
416
Cover
Soft
Publisher
Panepistimiakes Ekdoseis Kritis