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Record Nr.

UNINA9910455339503321

Autore

Bakker Stéphanie J

Titolo

The noun phrase in ancient Greek [[electronic resource] ] : a functional analysis of the order and articulation of NP constituents in Herodotus / / by Stéphanie J. Bakker

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden ; ; Boston, : Brill, 2009

ISBN

1-282-40159-9

9786612401596

90-474-3066-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (336 p.)

Collana

Amsterdam studies in classical philology

Disciplina

485/.6

Soggetti

Greek language - Noun

Greek language - Syntax

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Preliminary Material / S.J. Bakker -- Chapter One. Introduction / S.J. Bakker -- Chapter Two. Introduction To Word Order / S.J. Bakker -- Chapter Three. Word Order In Single-Modifier Nps / S.J. Bakker -- Chapter Four. Word Order In Multiple-Modifier Nps / S.J. Bakker -- Chapter Five. The Use Of The Article / S.J. Bakker -- Chapter Six. The Articulation Of Np Constituents / S.J. Bakker -- Chapter Seven. Overview / S.J. Bakker -- Index Of Linguistic Terms / S.J. Bakker -- References / S.J. Bakker -- Index Locorum / S.J. Bakker -- General Index / S.J. Bakker.

Sommario/riassunto

The structure of the noun phrase in Ancient Greek is extremely flexible: the various constituents may occur in almost every possible order and each constituent may or may not be preceded by an article. However, the use and function of the various options have received very little attention. This book tries to fill that gap. A functional analysis of the structure of the NP in Herodotus illucidateswhich arguments lead a native speaker in his choice to select one of the various possible NP patterns. The results do not only increase our knowledge of the NP, but also lead to a better interpretation of Ancient Greek texts.