S-Stem Nouns and Adjectives in Greek and Proto-Indo-European: A Diachronic Study in Word Formation (Oxford Classical Monographs) Book + PRICE WATCH * Amazon pricing is not included in price watch

S-Stem Nouns and Adjectives in Greek and Proto-Indo-European: A Diachronic Study in Word Formation (Oxford Classical Monographs) Book

S-Stem Nouns and Adjectives in Greek and Proto-Indo-European : Hardback : Oxford University Press : 9780199280087 : 0199280088 : 01 Jun 2006 : It is often difficult to establish why certain things are expressed in a certain formal way. This book examines a group of nouns and adjectives, all formed with the same suffix and explains their morphology and semantics, since prehistoric times throughout the Classical period of Greek, to help further our understanding of the Greek language.Read More

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    This book deals with one aspect of Greek and Proto-Indo-European nominal morphology, the formation, inflection and semantics of s-stem nouns and adjectives. It uncovers the mechanisms of their creation and shows their limitation. The established view that the nouns are an unproductive category is challenged; at the same time, the expanding and partly changing nature of the basis governing the creation of the adjectives is explained. Morphology and semantics are studied in tandem, and a large chronological span of the Greek language is covered. The historical side is then extended into prehistory, and in particular the Greek evidence is tested against recent theories on Proto-Indo-European ablaut, leading to a reassessment of the morphonological characteristics in question.

  • 0199280088
  • 9780199280087
  • Torsten Meissner
  • 6 April 2006
  • OUP Oxford
  • Hardcover (Book)
  • 288
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