Latin Loanwords in Ancient Greek
A Lexicon and Analysis
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- Author: Eleanor Dickey, University of Reading
- Date Published: June 2023
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- isbn: 9781108841009
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Why, when, and how did speakers of ancient Greek borrow words from Latin? Which words did they borrow? Who used Latin loanwords, and how? Who avoided them, and why? How many words were borrowed, and what kind of word? How long did the loanwords survive? Until now, attempts to answer such questions have been based on incomplete and often misleading evidence, but this study offers the first comprehensive collection of evidence from papyri, inscriptions, and literature from the fifth century BC to the sixth century AD. That collection – included in the book as a lexicon of Latin loanwords – is examined using insights from linguistic work on modern languages to provide new answers that often differ strikingly from earlier ones. The analysis is accessibly presented, and the lexicon offers a firm foundation for future work in this area.
Read more- The first comprehensive study of Latin loanwords in Greek
- Contains a complete lexicon of all Latin loanwords in ancient Greek papyri, inscriptions, and literature
- Uses cutting-edge work in modern linguistics to provide new insights into ancient languages
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'An extraordinary achievement … a resource that will continue to pay dividends for decades to come.' Bryn Mawr Classical Review
See more reviews'A masterly work of extreme richness …' Éric Dieu, Bryn Mawr Classical Review
'… indispensable for anyone interested in or confronted by the subject. … This study will remain definitive for many years.' Leofranc Holford-Strevens, Bryn Mawr Classical Review
'This study, which can be said to be definitive, is a reference work and will be of interest to many specialists. It reinforces the idea that the influence of Latin on Greek now deserves a chapter in its own right in the histories of the Greek language.' Bruno Rochette, Bryn Mawr Classical Review
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- Date Published: June 2023
- format: Hardback
- isbn: 9781108841009
- length: 700 pages
- dimensions: 285 x 224 x 42 mm
- weight: 2.02kg
- availability: In stock
Table of Contents
1. Introduction
2. The parameters of this study
3. Lexicon
4. How were Latin words integrated into Greek? Spelling and inflection
5. How were Latin loanwords accented in Greek?
6. Which Latin suffixes were borrowed into Greek?
7. Why were some Latin words not integrated?
8. When were loanwords used? 9. Where were loanwords used?
10. Which words were borrowed?
11. Overall conclusions and remaining questions
12. Appendices.
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