The Greek Dialects
Published on 26. March 1998
Book
Paperback/Softback
396 pages
978-1-85399-556-9 (ISBN)
Description
In the ADVANCED LANGUAGE series, this new edition of the 3rd revised is the standard introduction and reference work on questions of dialect. Its virtues are comparative clarity and conciseness on a subject too often treated, for example by contemporary work in German, with prolixity and obscurity.
More details
Series
Edition
New ed of 3 Revised ed
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
black & white illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 21 mm
Weight
497 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-85399-556-9 (9781853995569)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
C.D. Buck
Content
Abbreviations of Names of Languages and Dialects
Part I: Grammar of the Dialects
Introduction
Phonology
Alphabet
Diphthongs
Non-Diphthongal Vowel Combination (Contraction, etc.)
Consonants
Changes in External Combination
Consonant Assimilation
Inflection
Word-Formation
Syntax
Summaries of the Characteristics of the Several Groups and Dialects
Survival of The Dialects, Growth of the Various Forms of Koinh
Part II: Selected Inscriptions
Explanations
Selected Bibliography
Notes and References
Glossary and Index
Appendix
Charts Illustrating the Distribution of Important Peculiarities