The Languages of Aristophanes : Aspects of Linguistic Variation in Classical Attic Greek

by: Willi, A.

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The Languages of Aristophanes
Aspects of Linguistic Variation in Classical Attic Greek
Andreas Willi
Oxford Classical Monographs
The combination of linguistic methods and literary scholarship sheds new light on Aristophanic comedy

Description
By examining linguistic variation in Aristophanic comedy, Andreas Willi opens up a new perspective on intra-dialectal diversity in Classical Attic Greek. A representative range of registers, technical languages, sociolects, and (comic) idiolects is described and analysed. Stylistic and statistical observations are combined and supplemented by typological comparisons with material drawn from sociolinguistic research on modern languages. The resulting portrayal of the Attic dialect deepens our understanding of various socio-cultural phenomena reflected in Aristophanes' work, such as the spread of 'sophistic' culture, the re-evaluation of gender roles, and the status of foreigners in Athenian society.

Table of Contents
1:Introduction
2:Religious registers
3:Technical languages
4:'Scientific discourse'
5:Sophistic innovations
6:Female speech
7:Foreigner talk
8:Conclusion
Appendix: Aristophanes' Attic: A grammatical sketch

The Languages of Aristophanes : Aspects of Linguistic Variation in Classical Attic Greek

by: Willi, A.

• ISBN-13: 9780199215102 / 978-0-19-921510-2
• ISBN-03: 0199215103 / 0-19-921510-3
• Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2007

Price: 78,00 EURO

1 copy in stock