On a Double Case Construction in Ancient Greek: The Whole-Part Construction in Homeric Greek
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Paola Dardano
Paola Dardano is Full Professor of Historical Linguistics at the University for Foreigners of Siena. Her research interests include Greek and Anatolian linguistics in historical-comparative perspective, Indo-European poetic language, history of the linguistic thought in the 19th and 20th centuries, theory and methods of etymology. Awarded with a Humboldt scholarship in 2008 and 2009, she is currently working on Hittite phraseology.
Abstract
This paper analyses the semantic and syntactic properties of a double accusative construction known as σχῆμα καθ᾽ ὅλον καὶ μέροζ. The perspective adopted is that inalienable possession, though related, is not semantically identical to the whole-part relation. A meronimic relationship, rather than inalienable possession, is the key relation between the two nouns in the accusative case. Moreover, some double dative and double genitive constructions may also feature a meronimic relationship.
Abstract
This paper analyses the semantic and syntactic properties of a double accusative construction known as σχῆμα καθ᾽ ὅλον καὶ μέροζ. The perspective adopted is that inalienable possession, though related, is not semantically identical to the whole-part relation. A meronimic relationship, rather than inalienable possession, is the key relation between the two nouns in the accusative case. Moreover, some double dative and double genitive constructions may also feature a meronimic relationship.
Kapitel in diesem Buch
- frontmatter I
- Preface V
- Contents IX
- List of Figures and Diagrams XV
- List of Tables XVII
- Abbreviations XXI
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Part I History of the Greek Language, Phonetics, Morphology
- Linguistic Variation and the Study of Ancient Greek Dialects 3
- Open Questions in Ancient Greek Phonology: Some New Evidence from Enclitics 33
- Post-Nasal Deaspiration in Ancient Greek: Mirage or Reality? 65
- Greek Verbs in -βω: A Survey 81
- Action Nouns in -τιζ/-σιζ as Second Members of Nominal Compounds in Greek 93
- The Syntax and Semantics of ([N+V]V) Verbal Compounds in Ancient Greek 107
- Σκορακίζω: ‘Curse (by Saying ἐζ κόρακαζ)’. About Delocutive Derivation in Ancient Greek and Performative 127
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Part II Lexicon, Semantics
- Nature-based Metaphors as Body-part Terms in Ancient Greek: On καρπόζ ‘Wrist’ and ἀστράγαλοζ ‘Ankle(Bone)’ 147
- Grammaticalization of Adverbs in Ancient Greek: The Case of Homeric μάλα 159
- Smells like Metonymy 179
- Cultural Reconstruction through Linguistic Analysis: The Case of AG ταρχύω and ταριχ∊ύω 195
- On Hom. ἐπίφρων and πρόφρων in View of Homeric Human Physiology 211
- Analytical Constructions and Synthetic Encoding of Complex Predicates at the Semantics-Pragmatics Interface 225
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Part III Syntax 1: Clause
- Number Agreement of a Predicate in Singular with Two or More Coordinated Noun Phrases in Nominative in Homer 247
- The Construction of the Verb μιμνήσκομαι in the Homeric Language 261
- On a Double Case Construction in Ancient Greek: The Whole-Part Construction in Homeric Greek 279
- Taking Stock of Greek Support-Verb Constructions: Synchronic and Diachronic Variability in the Documentary Papyri 297
- Hyperbaton in Herodotus: A Functional Discourse Grammar Perspective 315
- Adverb Placement in Demosthenes’ First Philippic 335
- Case Attraction in Infinitive Clauses: A Distributive Account 351
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Part IV Syntax 2: Verb and Modality
- Dangling between Diachrony, Register and Atticism: A Language Ecology Approach to Modal Morphosyntax in Post-Classical Greek 373
- Information Source and Epistemic Modality in the Classical Usage of ἀνάγκη and ἀναγκαῖον 389
- The Preverb ἀντι- in Ancient Greek: From Space to Reciprocity 409
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Part V Syntax 3: Coordination and Subordination
- Null-Subject Genitive Absolute and Co-Referentiality in 5th Cent. BCE Ionic and Attic Prose 435
- On the Oblique Optative in Ionic and Attic Prose Completive Sentences with ὥζ and ὅτι: Remarks Towards a Comparative Study 451
- Relativization of Syntactic and Semantic Functions in Classical Greek: A Case Study Based on Sophocles’ Heptad 467
- Backgrounding, Theticals and Periphrastic τυγχάν∊ιν 483
- βούλ∊ι/-∊σθ∊, θέλ∊ιζ/-∊τ∊ Plus Subjunctive in Classical Greek: Subordination or Coordination? 499
- Relative Clauses in Septuagint Greek: Some Preliminary Remarks 515
- Addition Clauses in Ancient Greek 535
- Pragmatic and Discursive Functions of Non-Canonical Conditional Sentences 553
- The Mixed Pattern and the Other Conjunctive Strategies in Herodotus’ Greek: An Analysis from a Typological Perspective 569
- Participle Constructions in Post-Classical Greek: The Example of the “Confessions” of Asia Minor 587
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Part VI Pragmatics and Discourse
- Caesurae, Cola, and Discourse Acts: A Functional Discourse Grammar Approach to Homeric Colometry 609
- Vocative and ‘Terms of Address’ in the Odyssey 627
- The Pragmatics of Rhetorical Questions in Sophocles’ Tragedies: An Analysis of Antigone and Electra 641
- Verbal Impoliteness in Greek Oratory: The Case of οὗτοζ 659
- From Disjunct to Connective: The Particle οὖν in Herodotus’ Histories and its Association with Anaphoric Elements 671
- On the Use of the Interjection ὦ in the Dialogues of the Odyssey: An Analysis of (ὦ) γέρον, (ὦ) γύναι, and (ὦ) ξ∊ῖν∊ 683
- Structure and Function in Catalogic Discourse: The Case of Iliadic Androktasíai 701
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Part VII Digital Research
- Linguistic Annotation for a Catalog of Ancient Greek Authors and Works 721
- Formulaic Networks as Prototypical Categories: Combining the Ancient Greek Dependency Treebank with the Ancient Greek WordNet for a Pilot Study on the Iliad 737
- Linguistic Complexity in Ancient Greek: Sentence Complexity and Digital Treebanks 759
- Representing Semantic Roles in Greek Treebanks 777
- “Proleptic” Arguments in the Greek Treebanks 795
- Tongue, Language or Noise? Word Sense Disambiguation in Ancient Greek with Corpus-Based Methods 813
- List of Contributors 829
- Index Locorum
- Index Rerum
Kapitel in diesem Buch
- frontmatter I
- Preface V
- Contents IX
- List of Figures and Diagrams XV
- List of Tables XVII
- Abbreviations XXI
-
Part I History of the Greek Language, Phonetics, Morphology
- Linguistic Variation and the Study of Ancient Greek Dialects 3
- Open Questions in Ancient Greek Phonology: Some New Evidence from Enclitics 33
- Post-Nasal Deaspiration in Ancient Greek: Mirage or Reality? 65
- Greek Verbs in -βω: A Survey 81
- Action Nouns in -τιζ/-σιζ as Second Members of Nominal Compounds in Greek 93
- The Syntax and Semantics of ([N+V]V) Verbal Compounds in Ancient Greek 107
- Σκορακίζω: ‘Curse (by Saying ἐζ κόρακαζ)’. About Delocutive Derivation in Ancient Greek and Performative 127
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Part II Lexicon, Semantics
- Nature-based Metaphors as Body-part Terms in Ancient Greek: On καρπόζ ‘Wrist’ and ἀστράγαλοζ ‘Ankle(Bone)’ 147
- Grammaticalization of Adverbs in Ancient Greek: The Case of Homeric μάλα 159
- Smells like Metonymy 179
- Cultural Reconstruction through Linguistic Analysis: The Case of AG ταρχύω and ταριχ∊ύω 195
- On Hom. ἐπίφρων and πρόφρων in View of Homeric Human Physiology 211
- Analytical Constructions and Synthetic Encoding of Complex Predicates at the Semantics-Pragmatics Interface 225
-
Part III Syntax 1: Clause
- Number Agreement of a Predicate in Singular with Two or More Coordinated Noun Phrases in Nominative in Homer 247
- The Construction of the Verb μιμνήσκομαι in the Homeric Language 261
- On a Double Case Construction in Ancient Greek: The Whole-Part Construction in Homeric Greek 279
- Taking Stock of Greek Support-Verb Constructions: Synchronic and Diachronic Variability in the Documentary Papyri 297
- Hyperbaton in Herodotus: A Functional Discourse Grammar Perspective 315
- Adverb Placement in Demosthenes’ First Philippic 335
- Case Attraction in Infinitive Clauses: A Distributive Account 351
-
Part IV Syntax 2: Verb and Modality
- Dangling between Diachrony, Register and Atticism: A Language Ecology Approach to Modal Morphosyntax in Post-Classical Greek 373
- Information Source and Epistemic Modality in the Classical Usage of ἀνάγκη and ἀναγκαῖον 389
- The Preverb ἀντι- in Ancient Greek: From Space to Reciprocity 409
-
Part V Syntax 3: Coordination and Subordination
- Null-Subject Genitive Absolute and Co-Referentiality in 5th Cent. BCE Ionic and Attic Prose 435
- On the Oblique Optative in Ionic and Attic Prose Completive Sentences with ὥζ and ὅτι: Remarks Towards a Comparative Study 451
- Relativization of Syntactic and Semantic Functions in Classical Greek: A Case Study Based on Sophocles’ Heptad 467
- Backgrounding, Theticals and Periphrastic τυγχάν∊ιν 483
- βούλ∊ι/-∊σθ∊, θέλ∊ιζ/-∊τ∊ Plus Subjunctive in Classical Greek: Subordination or Coordination? 499
- Relative Clauses in Septuagint Greek: Some Preliminary Remarks 515
- Addition Clauses in Ancient Greek 535
- Pragmatic and Discursive Functions of Non-Canonical Conditional Sentences 553
- The Mixed Pattern and the Other Conjunctive Strategies in Herodotus’ Greek: An Analysis from a Typological Perspective 569
- Participle Constructions in Post-Classical Greek: The Example of the “Confessions” of Asia Minor 587
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Part VI Pragmatics and Discourse
- Caesurae, Cola, and Discourse Acts: A Functional Discourse Grammar Approach to Homeric Colometry 609
- Vocative and ‘Terms of Address’ in the Odyssey 627
- The Pragmatics of Rhetorical Questions in Sophocles’ Tragedies: An Analysis of Antigone and Electra 641
- Verbal Impoliteness in Greek Oratory: The Case of οὗτοζ 659
- From Disjunct to Connective: The Particle οὖν in Herodotus’ Histories and its Association with Anaphoric Elements 671
- On the Use of the Interjection ὦ in the Dialogues of the Odyssey: An Analysis of (ὦ) γέρον, (ὦ) γύναι, and (ὦ) ξ∊ῖν∊ 683
- Structure and Function in Catalogic Discourse: The Case of Iliadic Androktasíai 701
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Part VII Digital Research
- Linguistic Annotation for a Catalog of Ancient Greek Authors and Works 721
- Formulaic Networks as Prototypical Categories: Combining the Ancient Greek Dependency Treebank with the Ancient Greek WordNet for a Pilot Study on the Iliad 737
- Linguistic Complexity in Ancient Greek: Sentence Complexity and Digital Treebanks 759
- Representing Semantic Roles in Greek Treebanks 777
- “Proleptic” Arguments in the Greek Treebanks 795
- Tongue, Language or Noise? Word Sense Disambiguation in Ancient Greek with Corpus-Based Methods 813
- List of Contributors 829
- Index Locorum
- Index Rerum