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
Published online on 10 October 2011
Published online on 10 October 2011
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Table of Contents
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Illustrations | pp. ix–xi
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Preface | pp. xiii–xv
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Introduction | pp. 1–18
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1. Methodology | pp. 19–45
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2. The hellenistic social and linguistic context | pp. 47–72
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3. Decline of ancient Greek dialects | pp. 73–174
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4. Growth of various forms of koine | pp. 175–255
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5. Hellenistic koine in contact with other languages | pp. 257–283
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6. Conclusions | pp. 285–303
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Index of names | pp. 317–319
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Index of cited inscriptions | pp. 321–328
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Subject index | pp. 329–331
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Subjects
Main BIC Subject
CF: Linguistics
Main BISAC Subject
LAN009000: LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General