Greek prepositions : from antiquity to the present /

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This is the most comprehensive history of the Greek prepositional system ever published. It is set within a broad typological context and examines interrelated syntactic, morphological, and semantic change over three millennia. By including, for the first time, Medieval and Modern Greek, Dr Bortone...

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1. Verfasser:
Bortone, Pietro
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2010.
Zusammenfassung:
This is the most comprehensive history of the Greek prepositional system ever published. It is set within a broad typological context and examines interrelated syntactic, morphological, and semantic change over three millennia. By including, for the first time, Medieval and Modern Greek, Dr Bortone is able to show how the changes in meaning of Greek prepositions follow a clear and recurring pattern of immense theoretical interest. The author opens the book by discussing the relevantbackground issues concerning the function, meaning, and genesis of adpositions and cases. He then traces the deve
Umfang:
1 online resource (362 p.)
Anmerkungen:
Description based upon print version of record.
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English
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
1-282-54448-9
9786612544484
0-19-157175-X
Schlagworte:
Greek language > Prepositions.
Greek language > Etymology.
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