Hellenistic and Roman Greece as a Sociolinguistic Area
This study concentrates on the Hellenistic and Roman periods in the history of Greek language. It focuses on the gradual contamination of classical dialects by the Hellenistic Koine, their disappearance, the range of intraregional variation, and the process of Koinization from the angle of interregional adjustments. The author draws on recent sociolinguistic methods dealing with lexical and social diffusion of linguistic change, statistical analysis, and research into bilingualism and diglossia.
[Current Issues in Linguistic Theory, 57] 1989. xv, 331 pp.
Publishing status: Available
© John Benjamins Publishing Company
Table of Contents
Illustrations
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ix–xi
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Preface
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xiii–xv
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Introduction
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1–18
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1. Methodology
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19–45
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2. The hellenistic social and linguistic context
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47–72
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3. Decline of ancient Greek dialects
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73–174
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4. Growth of various forms of koine
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175–255
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5. Hellenistic koine in contact with other languages
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257–283
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6. Conclusions
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285–303
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Select bibliography
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305–315
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Index of names
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317–319
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Index of cited inscriptions
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321–328
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Subject index
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329–331
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Subjects
BIC Subject: CF – Linguistics
BISAC Subject: LAN009000 – LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General