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FYI: Predicate Insubordination with ἵνα in Documentary Post-Classical Greek

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Subordination and Insubordination in Post-Classical Greek
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Abstract

This chapter examines insubordinate ἵνα in the disclosure formula (‘I want you to know that’) and the future-open conditional sequence (‘if the weather is nice, I will go for a walk’) in the documentary papyri. The future-open conditional sequence with ἵνα as an apodosis-initial signpost appears in the Ptolemaic and Roman periods and seems to disappear afterwards. The disclosure formula in the form ἵνα μάθῃς / μάθητε / ἰδῇς ὅτι ‘know that’ appears in the early Byzantine period only. While in the former ἵνα seems to act as a discourse marker in the left periphery of the sentence, in the latter ἵνα seems to cliticise to the verb. Unlike the adverbial insubordinate ‘just so you know’ which is attested throughout the history of Greek and cross-linguistically common, insubordinate ἵνα in the future-open conditional sequence and the disclosure formula appear to be context-specific developments that diachronically constitute dead ends.

Abstract

This chapter examines insubordinate ἵνα in the disclosure formula (‘I want you to know that’) and the future-open conditional sequence (‘if the weather is nice, I will go for a walk’) in the documentary papyri. The future-open conditional sequence with ἵνα as an apodosis-initial signpost appears in the Ptolemaic and Roman periods and seems to disappear afterwards. The disclosure formula in the form ἵνα μάθῃς / μάθητε / ἰδῇς ὅτι ‘know that’ appears in the early Byzantine period only. While in the former ἵνα seems to act as a discourse marker in the left periphery of the sentence, in the latter ἵνα seems to cliticise to the verb. Unlike the adverbial insubordinate ‘just so you know’ which is attested throughout the history of Greek and cross-linguistically common, insubordinate ἵνα in the future-open conditional sequence and the disclosure formula appear to be context-specific developments that diachronically constitute dead ends.

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter I
  2. Preface V
  3. Contents VII
  4. List of Tables IX
  5. List of Figures X
  6. Unraveling Post-Classical (In)Subordination: From Syntax to Context 1
  7. FYI: Predicate Insubordination with ἵνα in Documentary Post-Classical Greek 11
  8. Voice, Actionality, and Argument Structure of ‘Εἶναι + Participle’ Periphrases in Post-Classical Greek 43
  9. The Syntax and Pragmatics of the Directive Downtoner καλῶς ποιέω in Post-Classical Greek (I–IV CE) 65
  10. The Ups and Downs, Ins and Outs of Subordination in the History of Greek 93
  11. Reevaluating Parataxis in the Septuagint 111
  12. Lost (and Gained) in Translation: Syntactic Features of Relative Clauses in Septuagint Greek 133
  13. Continuity and Change in the Syntax of δίδωμι in Septuagint Greek 165
  14. Correlating Morphosyntactic Stability, Change, Register and Context of Use in Post-Classical Greek: The Case of Insubordinate Wishes 179
  15. The Accessibility Hierarchy in Post-Classical Greek between Syntax and Sociolinguistics 209
  16. Going Nominal? The Ancient Greek Articular Infinitive between Syntax and Context 237
  17. Subordination and Competing Constructions in Greek Acts of Christian Martyrs: A Case Study 277
  18. Atticist Syntax: Prescriptive Norms on the Infinitival Complementation of μέλλω 301
  19. List of Contributors 301
  20. Index Nominum
  21. Index Rerum
  22. Index of Sources
https://doi.org/10.1515/9783111180366-002

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter I
  2. Preface V
  3. Contents VII
  4. List of Tables IX
  5. List of Figures X
  6. Unraveling Post-Classical (In)Subordination: From Syntax to Context 1
  7. FYI: Predicate Insubordination with ἵνα in Documentary Post-Classical Greek 11
  8. Voice, Actionality, and Argument Structure of ‘Εἶναι + Participle’ Periphrases in Post-Classical Greek 43
  9. The Syntax and Pragmatics of the Directive Downtoner καλῶς ποιέω in Post-Classical Greek (I–IV CE) 65
  10. The Ups and Downs, Ins and Outs of Subordination in the History of Greek 93
  11. Reevaluating Parataxis in the Septuagint 111
  12. Lost (and Gained) in Translation: Syntactic Features of Relative Clauses in Septuagint Greek 133
  13. Continuity and Change in the Syntax of δίδωμι in Septuagint Greek 165
  14. Correlating Morphosyntactic Stability, Change, Register and Context of Use in Post-Classical Greek: The Case of Insubordinate Wishes 179
  15. The Accessibility Hierarchy in Post-Classical Greek between Syntax and Sociolinguistics 209
  16. Going Nominal? The Ancient Greek Articular Infinitive between Syntax and Context 237
  17. Subordination and Competing Constructions in Greek Acts of Christian Martyrs: A Case Study 277
  18. Atticist Syntax: Prescriptive Norms on the Infinitival Complementation of μέλλω 301
  19. List of Contributors 301
  20. Index Nominum
  21. Index Rerum
  22. Index of Sources
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