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Publication details [#18723]

Dickey, Eleanor. 1996. Greek forms of address from Herodotus to Lucian (Oxford classical monographs). Clarendon Press. xxi + 336 pp.

Publication type

Book – monograph

Publication language

English

Keywords

address

Language as a subject

Greek, Ancient

Annotation

We only possess written proof of how Athenian citizens addressed their wifes, children, and dogs? Yet how close is this written evidence to spoken ancient Greek? Using a corpus of 11,891 vocatives from 25 authors, the author employs sociolinguistic techniques and evidence to find an answer.

Reviewed by

Lardinois, André. 1998. Review of $Greek forms of address from Herodotus to Lucian.

Katz, Joshua T. 1998. Review of $Greek forms of address from Herodotus to Lucian.