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The Moods of Homeric Greek (Hardcover)
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The Moods of Homeric Greek (Hardcover)
Series: Cambridge Classical Studies
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Homeric Greek has a particularly rich system of moods which are
analysed afresh in this book in the light of recent theoretical
interest in the semantic domain of modality. The domain is one of
the most complex and interesting, since modal forms are used for
the most 'subjective' of messages, expressing our beliefs,
intentions, desires, abilities and wishes. Incorporating findings
from the theory of grammaticalisation, this study considers the
Homeric Greek modal system from a diachronic perspective and offers
a radical revision of traditional accounts. Providing insights into
both individual constructions as well as the overall system of
modality in Greek, it will be of interest to general linguists,
linguists studying ancient Greek, and also scholars interested in
fundamental questions of meaning in Greek. The indices, where all
the instances of the moods in the Homeric poems are categorised
into types, also make it useful as a research tool.
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