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| Preface to the first edition | ||
| Preface to the second edition | ||
| 1 | Prehistoric and ancient Greek | 1 |
| 2 | The beginnings of modern Greek - the common dialect ([actual symbol not reproducible] [actual symbol not reproducible] [actual symbol not reproducible]) : third century BC-eleventh century AD | 15 |
| 3 | Greece under Frankish, Venetian and Turkish domination : twelfth century-eighteenth century | 39 |
| 4 | Independence and the formation of a national language : nineteenth and twentieth centuries | 73 |
| 5 | A selection of readings : 1896-2001 | 95 |
| Notes | 117 | |
| App. 1 | Linear B | 121 |
| App. 2 | The Greek alphabet | 123 |
| App. 3 | The pronunciation of standard modern Greek | 125 |
| App. 4 | A summary of the grammar of standard modern Greek | 127 |
| Bibliography | 131 |
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Sherry Ayers
reviewed Development of the Greek Language on October 08, 2012
Development of the Greek Language
Wendy Moleas's The Development of the Greek Language is a brief (117-page) introduction to the changes in Greek over time, meant for an audience that already has some training in Classical Greek. Moleas's approach is to document the history of Greek through sample texts, which are followed by comments on the innovations attested within. These texts include letters from the Roman period, vernacular works of piety, and some of the finest authors of the modern language.
While the texts will be of interest to anyone already familiar with the grammatical and lexical changes in Greek over the centuries, this is not an ideal introduction for readers who have studied only Classical Greek. The various changes are presented in a very sketchy, outline fashion; they might not make sense to you unless you already know the subject that Moleas is trying to introduce to you. Some of the space is wasted on an absurdly inadequate discussion of Indo-European Mycenaean Greek, even though I imagine nearly all readers want to read about the post-Koine language.
I would point to Browning's Medieval and Modern Greek as a better alternative as it is quite detailed. It lacks sample texts, but you can follow Browning's citations. Come to Moleas's book after you've read that.
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Add Development of the Greek Language, This book, published in its first edition in 1989, is aimed primarily, but not exclusively, at readers who know ancient Greek. It aims to show how accessible Modern Greek is, once the basic adaptations over time are understood. For speakers of Greek the b, Development of the Greek Language to the inventory that you are selling on WonderClubX
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Add Development of the Greek Language, This book, published in its first edition in 1989, is aimed primarily, but not exclusively, at readers who know ancient Greek. It aims to show how accessible Modern Greek is, once the basic adaptations over time are understood. For speakers of Greek the b, Development of the Greek Language to your collection on WonderClub |
