This is the first full-scale reference grammar of Classical Greek in English in a century. The first work of its kind to reflect significant advances in linguistics made in recent decades, it provides students, teachers and academics with a comprehensive yet user-friendly treatment. The chapters on phonology and morphology make full use of insights from comparative and historical linguistics to elucidate complex systems of roots, stems and endings. The syntax offers linguistically up-to-date descriptions of such topics as case usage, tense and aspect, voice, subordinate clauses, infinitives and participles. An innovative section on textual coherence treats particles and word order and discusses several sample passages in detail, demonstrating new ways of approaching Greek texts. Throughout the book numerous original examples are provided, all with translations and often with clarifying notes. Clearly laid-out tables, helpful cross-references and full indexes make this essential resource accessible to users of all levels.
Author(s): Evert van Emde Boas, Albert Rijksbaron, Luuk Huitink, Mathieu de Bakker
Edition: Hardcover
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Year: 2018
Language: English
Pages: 852
Cover......Page 1
Blurb......Page 3
Title......Page 5
Copyright......Page 6
Contents......Page 7
Preface......Page 33
Abbreviations, Symbols, Editions......Page 40
On Terminology......Page 42
Part I: Phonology and Morphology......Page 45
1. The Signs and Sounds of Classical Greek......Page 47
Movable Consonants......Page 58
2. Introduction to Nominal Forms......Page 79
3. The Article......Page 83
4. Nouns......Page 84
5. Adjectives and Participles......Page 107
6. Adverbs......Page 127
7. Pronouns......Page 133
8. Correlative Pronouns and Adverbs......Page 143
9. Numerals......Page 145
10. The Dual: Nominal Forms......Page 149
11. Introduction to Verb Forms......Page 152
12. The Present......Page 172
13. The Aorist: Active and Middle......Page 191
þÿ......Page 212
15. The Future: Active and Middle......Page 224
þÿ......Page 238
17. The Perfect (and Future Perfect): Introduction......Page 241
18. The Perfect: Active......Page 243
19. The Perfect: Middle-Passive......Page 256
20. The Future Perfect......Page 266
21. The Dual: Verb Forms......Page 268
22. Principal Parts......Page 272
22.9. List of principal parts:......Page 275
þÿ±......Page 276
þÿ²......Page 279
þÿ³......Page 280
þÿ´......Page 281
þÿµ......Page 282
þÿ·......Page 286
þÿ¹......Page 287
þÿº......Page 288
þÿ»......Page 290
þÿ¼......Page 291
þÿ½......Page 292
þÿ¿......Page 293
þÿÀ......Page 294
þÿÃ......Page 297
þÿÄ......Page 299
þÿÆ......Page 301
þÿÉ......Page 303
23. Word Formation......Page 304
24. Accentuation......Page 321
25. Ionic and Other Dialects......Page 337
Part II: Syntax......Page 349
26. Introduction to Simple Sentences......Page 351
27. Agreement......Page 366
28. The Article......Page 372
29. Pronouns and Quantifiers......Page 383
30. Cases......Page 404
31. Prepositions......Page 427
32. Comparison......Page 442
33. The Verb: Tense and Aspect......Page 448
34. The Verb: Mood......Page 482
35. The Verb: Voice......Page 491
36. Impersonal Constructions......Page 509
37. Verbal Adjectives......Page 515
38. Questions, Directives, Wishes, Exclamations......Page 518
39. Introduction to Complex Sentences......Page 535
40. Introduction to Finite Subordinate Clauses......Page 538
41. Indirect Statements......Page 546
42. Indirect Questions and Indirect Exclamations......Page 561
43. Fear Clauses......Page 566
44. Effort Clauses......Page 570
45. Purpose Clauses......Page 573
46. Result Clauses......Page 575
47. Temporal Clauses......Page 580
48. Causal Clauses......Page 590
49. Conditional Clauses......Page 594
50. Relative Clauses......Page 607
51. The Infinitive......Page 624
52. The Participle......Page 650
33. Overview of Subordinate Constructions......Page 680
54. Overview of Moods......Page 684
55. Overview of the Uses of &v......Page 690
56. Overview of Negatives......Page 692
57. Overview of the Uses of cs......Page 696
Part III: Textual Coherence......Page 699
58. Introduction to Textual Coherence......Page 701
59. Particles......Page 707
60. Word Order......Page 746
61. Four Sample Passages......Page 766
Bibliography......Page 793
Index of Examples......Page 801
Index of Subjects......Page 820
Index of Greek Words......Page 838
