Double Conjunction Usages in Postclassical Greek
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Giuseppina di Bartolo
Abstract
The present investigation addresses the combination of conjunctions, focusing on the pattern ὡς ὅτι. The phenomenon, which has not been addressed systematically before, is considered with data from a corpus of Postclassical Greek texts typifying different language varieties (i.e., New Testament, documentary papyri, Eusebius of Caesarea, Malalas). The paper discusses the different usages of ὡς ὅτι found in the corpus, contextualizing them diachronically and synchronically. Moreover, it addresses the syntactic status of this double conjunction pattern, considering issues of dependency and embeddedness. Finally, it discusses the pragmatic functions of utterances introduced by ὡς ὅτι, touching on issues of orality and discourse segmentation.
Abstract
The present investigation addresses the combination of conjunctions, focusing on the pattern ὡς ὅτι. The phenomenon, which has not been addressed systematically before, is considered with data from a corpus of Postclassical Greek texts typifying different language varieties (i.e., New Testament, documentary papyri, Eusebius of Caesarea, Malalas). The paper discusses the different usages of ὡς ὅτι found in the corpus, contextualizing them diachronically and synchronically. Moreover, it addresses the syntactic status of this double conjunction pattern, considering issues of dependency and embeddedness. Finally, it discusses the pragmatic functions of utterances introduced by ὡς ὅτι, touching on issues of orality and discourse segmentation.
Kapitel in diesem Buch
- Frontmatter I
- Preface V
- Contents VII
- List of Figures IX
- List of Tables XI
- Problems and Perspectives of Postclassical Greek 1
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Part I: Periodization and Greek Diachrony
- How ‘Post’ is Postclassical? Lessons from the Augment throughout the History of Greek 13
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Part II: Greek Dialects and Postclassical Greek
- Dialect Convergence and Linguistic Change: The Dodona Tablets Corpus and its Significance for the Study of the History of the Greek Language 29
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Part III: Homer and Hellenistic Greek
- ‘Late’ Linguistic Innovations and Elimination of Hiatus in the Homeric Text 65
- Notes on aemulatio in Hellenistic Epic: Apollonius of Rhodes and the Homeric Language 77
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Part IV: Language Standardization
- Atticist Views on Linguistic Variation: The Case of Phrynichus’ Eclogue and its Use of Ancient Sources 103
- In the Mood? – Some Thoughts on the Use of the Optative in Postclassical Literary Greek 135
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Part V: Historical Semantics
- Postclassical ‘shame’: ἐντρέπομαι and ἐντροπή 157
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Part VI: Morphosyntax and Biblical Greek
- Negative Concord and Word Order in the Greek Bible and New Testament 187
- Multiverb Constructions in Postclassical Greek: Pseudo-coordination and Participial Constructions in the Apophthegmata Patrum 225
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Part VII: The Syntax-Pragmatics Interface
- Double Conjunction Usages in Postclassical Greek 271
- Word Order in Byzantine Literary Greek 293
- List of Contributors 309
- Index Rerum 311
- Index Verborum 313
- Index Locorum 315
Kapitel in diesem Buch
- Frontmatter I
- Preface V
- Contents VII
- List of Figures IX
- List of Tables XI
- Problems and Perspectives of Postclassical Greek 1
-
Part I: Periodization and Greek Diachrony
- How ‘Post’ is Postclassical? Lessons from the Augment throughout the History of Greek 13
-
Part II: Greek Dialects and Postclassical Greek
- Dialect Convergence and Linguistic Change: The Dodona Tablets Corpus and its Significance for the Study of the History of the Greek Language 29
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Part III: Homer and Hellenistic Greek
- ‘Late’ Linguistic Innovations and Elimination of Hiatus in the Homeric Text 65
- Notes on aemulatio in Hellenistic Epic: Apollonius of Rhodes and the Homeric Language 77
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Part IV: Language Standardization
- Atticist Views on Linguistic Variation: The Case of Phrynichus’ Eclogue and its Use of Ancient Sources 103
- In the Mood? – Some Thoughts on the Use of the Optative in Postclassical Literary Greek 135
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Part V: Historical Semantics
- Postclassical ‘shame’: ἐντρέπομαι and ἐντροπή 157
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Part VI: Morphosyntax and Biblical Greek
- Negative Concord and Word Order in the Greek Bible and New Testament 187
- Multiverb Constructions in Postclassical Greek: Pseudo-coordination and Participial Constructions in the Apophthegmata Patrum 225
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Part VII: The Syntax-Pragmatics Interface
- Double Conjunction Usages in Postclassical Greek 271
- Word Order in Byzantine Literary Greek 293
- List of Contributors 309
- Index Rerum 311
- Index Verborum 313
- Index Locorum 315