Koineization in NW Doric Areas and the Onomastic Evidence: The Κλεύμαχος/Κλεόμαχος-type Compound Names Revisited
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Panagiotis Filos
Abstract
The process of koineization across areas in which the North-Western Doric dialects were spoken has been studied repeatedly over the past decades, taking into account a number of sociolinguistic and extra-linguistic phenomena. In this context, both proper names and common nouns have been examined, but the main focus has normally been on the latter. Based on evidence retrieved from LGPN (online), this chapter reconsiders compound names involving the elements Θευ-/Νευ-/Κλευ- versus Θεο-/Νεο-/Κλεο-, a diagnostic feature that is especially suitable for a comparative and fairly comprehensive case study of the onomastic stock. This chapter will highlight both the potential and the limitations of using onomastic evidence in the study of koineization.
Abstract
The process of koineization across areas in which the North-Western Doric dialects were spoken has been studied repeatedly over the past decades, taking into account a number of sociolinguistic and extra-linguistic phenomena. In this context, both proper names and common nouns have been examined, but the main focus has normally been on the latter. Based on evidence retrieved from LGPN (online), this chapter reconsiders compound names involving the elements Θευ-/Νευ-/Κλευ- versus Θεο-/Νεο-/Κλεο-, a diagnostic feature that is especially suitable for a comparative and fairly comprehensive case study of the onomastic stock. This chapter will highlight both the potential and the limitations of using onomastic evidence in the study of koineization.
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter I
- Preface v
- Contents VII
- List of Abbreviations
- List of Tables XIII
- List of Figures XV
- Introduction: Perceptions and Social Uses of the Ancient Greek Dialects 1
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Section I: Poetic Dialects and Epigraphic Poetry
- A Polymorphic Goddess: The Multiple Dialectal Variants of Athena’s Name in Attic Poetry 31
- Alternative Literary Traditions in Greek Epigrammatic Poetry down to 400 BCE? 53
- Local Dialects and “Literary Language(s)” in Classical and Hellenistic Inscribed Sacred Songs: Tradition, Linguistic Adaptation, and Transmission 81
- Hellenistic Epigrams from Cos: Between Pan-Hellenic Dialectal Trends and Local Influence 107
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Section II: Regional Histories of Dialect Use and Variation
- Dialect Competition: Arcadian as a Test Case 137
- The Cretan Dialect and its Socio-political Context (8th-1st Centuries BCE) 159
- The Boeotian Dialect (Late 8th or Early 7th to 2nd Century BCE): Ecology of a System 179
- Dialect, Koine, and Latin on Lesbos 209
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Section III: When and How to Switch to Koine Greek
- Competing Influences and Dialectal Models in the Language of Boeotian Proxeny Decrees (4th to 2nd Century BCE) 229
- Koineization in NW Doric Areas and the Onomastic Evidence: The Κλεύμαχος/Κλεόμαχος-type Compound Names Revisited 253
- Socio-dialectal Koineization in the Argive Onomasticon: A Quantitative Analysis of a Cohort of 275 Personal Names (6th cent. BCE – 2nd cent. CE) 285
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Section IV: Perceptions and Classifications of the Greek Dialects in Antiquity and Beyond
- Perceptions of Linguistic Divergence in Greek Comedy 313
- Sounding Attic in Imperial Inscriptions 333
- “Unlicensed Greek”: The “Dialect of Alexandria” in Ancient Greek Scholarship 365
- The Grammaticus Leidensis on the Aeolic Dialect: A Study in Textual Criticism and Historical Perceptual Dialectology 395
- The Aeolodoric Theory: A Reflection on the Perception of the Ancient Greek Dialects 415
- List of Contributors 439
- General Index
- Index of Authors and Passages
- Index of Inscriptions and Papyri
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter I
- Preface v
- Contents VII
- List of Abbreviations
- List of Tables XIII
- List of Figures XV
- Introduction: Perceptions and Social Uses of the Ancient Greek Dialects 1
-
Section I: Poetic Dialects and Epigraphic Poetry
- A Polymorphic Goddess: The Multiple Dialectal Variants of Athena’s Name in Attic Poetry 31
- Alternative Literary Traditions in Greek Epigrammatic Poetry down to 400 BCE? 53
- Local Dialects and “Literary Language(s)” in Classical and Hellenistic Inscribed Sacred Songs: Tradition, Linguistic Adaptation, and Transmission 81
- Hellenistic Epigrams from Cos: Between Pan-Hellenic Dialectal Trends and Local Influence 107
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Section II: Regional Histories of Dialect Use and Variation
- Dialect Competition: Arcadian as a Test Case 137
- The Cretan Dialect and its Socio-political Context (8th-1st Centuries BCE) 159
- The Boeotian Dialect (Late 8th or Early 7th to 2nd Century BCE): Ecology of a System 179
- Dialect, Koine, and Latin on Lesbos 209
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Section III: When and How to Switch to Koine Greek
- Competing Influences and Dialectal Models in the Language of Boeotian Proxeny Decrees (4th to 2nd Century BCE) 229
- Koineization in NW Doric Areas and the Onomastic Evidence: The Κλεύμαχος/Κλεόμαχος-type Compound Names Revisited 253
- Socio-dialectal Koineization in the Argive Onomasticon: A Quantitative Analysis of a Cohort of 275 Personal Names (6th cent. BCE – 2nd cent. CE) 285
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Section IV: Perceptions and Classifications of the Greek Dialects in Antiquity and Beyond
- Perceptions of Linguistic Divergence in Greek Comedy 313
- Sounding Attic in Imperial Inscriptions 333
- “Unlicensed Greek”: The “Dialect of Alexandria” in Ancient Greek Scholarship 365
- The Grammaticus Leidensis on the Aeolic Dialect: A Study in Textual Criticism and Historical Perceptual Dialectology 395
- The Aeolodoric Theory: A Reflection on the Perception of the Ancient Greek Dialects 415
- List of Contributors 439
- General Index
- Index of Authors and Passages
- Index of Inscriptions and Papyri
