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Greek Word Order by Kenneth J. Dover (2000, Trade Paperback, New Edition)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherBloomsbury Publishing

ISBN-101853996041

ISBN-139781853996047

eBay Product ID (ePID)30429133

Product Key Features

Number of Pages88 Pages

Publication NameGreek Word Order

LanguageEnglish

SubjectGreek (Modern), Ancient Languages (See Also Latin), Ancient & Classical

Publication Year2000

FeaturesNew Edition

TypeLanguage Course

AuthorKenneth J. Dover

Subject AreaForeign Language Study, Literary Collections

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.2 in

Item Weight4 Oz

Item Length8.5 in

Item Width5.5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceCollege Audience

Dewey Edition21

Dewey Decimal489.35

Table Of ContentPreface Bibliography I THE NATURE OF THE PROBLEM (i) Indeterminacy (ii) Types of determinant (iii) Material II LEXICAL AND SEMANTIC DETERMINANTS (i) Postpositives and prepositives (ii) Types of clause (iii) Preferential words III SYNTACTICAL DETERMINANTS (i) General principles (ii) Preferential words (iii) Ordinary words IV LOGICAL DETERMINANTS (A) General principles (i) Emphasis (ii) Logical categories (B) Concomitants (i) Treatment of concomitants as postpositives (ii) Concomitant groups (iii) Treatment of concomitants as prepositives (iv) Preferential treatment of concomitants (c) Nuclei (i) Series (ii) Formulae V STYLE Index of passages

SynopsisThe order of words in a Greek sentence is much freer and less predictable than in most European languages. The author explains and illustrates the principles which govern word order in Greek. He finds three: the tendency of certain words to take a constant position; certain types of logical relation between the sentence and its context; and the tendency to adhere to familiar patterns. His three main chapters discuss word order dictated by lexical or semantic, by syntactical, and by logical determinants., The order of words in a Greek sentence is much freer and less predictable than in most European languages. This book explains and illustrates the principles which govern word order in Greek.