Reviews for Polarity Sensitivity As (Non) Veridical Dependency

The average rating for Polarity Sensitivity As (Non) Veridical Dependency based on 2 reviews is 3 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2012-06-16 00:00:00 Ben Down In a book directed mainly at those who already have some familiarity with classical Greek, the history of the Greek language is told from Linear B through ancient and medieval times to the modern demotic form. It is fascinating to see how the modern forms derived from the ancient ones. Many illustrative passages are given from Greek writers through the ages, accompanied by translations into English. You won't learn Greek from the book, but if you've already studied it your understanding of it will be deepened.

Review # 2 was written on 2014-06-30 00:00:00 David Flaugher 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.