The Reflexes of Syllabic Liquids in Ancient Greek

The Reflexes of Syllabic Liquids in Ancient Greek
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Publisher : Leiden Studies in Indo-Europea
Total Pages : 586
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ISBN-10 : 9004469737
ISBN-13 : 9789004469730
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Download or read book The Reflexes of Syllabic Liquids in Ancient Greek written by Lucien van Beek and published by Leiden Studies in Indo-Europea. This book was released on 2021-11-11 with total page 586 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "How can we explain metrical irregularities in Homeric phrases like [androtēta kai ēbēn]? What do such phrases tell us about the antiquity of the epic tradition? And how did doublet forms such as [tetratos] beside [tetartos] originate? In this book, you will find the first systematic and complete account of the syllabic liquids in Ancient Greek. It provides an up-to-date, comprehensive and innovative etymological treatment of material from all dialects, including Mycenaean. A new model of linguistic change in the epic tradition is used to tackle two hotly-debated problems: metrical irregularities in Homer (including muta cum liquida) and the double reflex. The proposed solution has important consequences for Greek dialect classification and the prehistory of Epic language and meter"--


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