To speakers of modern Greek the Homeric poems of the 7th century BC are not written in a foreign language. The Greek language has enjoyed a continuous tradition from earliest times until now. This book traces its history from the immediately post-classical or Hellenistic period to the present day. The aim is both to analyse the changing structure of a language stabilised by a peculiarly long and continuous literary tradition, and to show how changing historical circumstances are reflected in its development. In particular the historical roots of modern Greek's internal bilingualism are traced.
- Autor: Robert Browning
- Kategoria: językoznawstwo, nauka o literaturze
- Język: angielski
- ISBN: 9780521234887
- Data wydania: 1983-01-01
- Liczba stron: 158
- Ocena: 0,0
- Wydawnictwo: Cambridge University Press
