Table of contents

Chapters in this book

1. Prelim pages i
2. Table of contents v
3. Illustrations ix
4. Preface xiii
5. Introduction 1
6. 1. Methodology 19
7. 2. The hellenistic social and linguistic context 47
8. 3. Decline of ancient Greek dialects 73
9. 4. Growth of various forms of koine 175
10. 5. Hellenistic koine in contact with other languages 257
11. 6. Conclusions 285
12. Select bibliography 305
13. Index of names 317
14. Index of cited inscriptions 321
15. Subject index 329