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Etymology --- Classical Greek language --- Greek language --- Dictionaries. --- Greek language - Etymology - Dictionaries --- Grec (langue) --- Etymologie --- Dictionnaires

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Before the arrival of the Indo-European Greeks in the area around the Aegean Sea, a non-Indo-European language was spoken there which was eventually replaced by Greek. Although no written texts exist in this Pre-Greek language, Robert Beekes shows that we can reconstruct elements of its phonology and morphology on the basis of the substantial amount of Pre-Greek vocabulary which was absorbed by Greek. In addition to the general characteristics of Pre-Greek, Beekes provides a complete overview of the evidence, comprising over 1100 Greek etyma which are certainly of Pre-Greek origin. The book thus opens a window on the first Pre-Indo-European language of prehistoric Europe to have left a trace in history.

Greek language, Modern --- Romaic language --- Grammar. --- Phonology. --- Morphology. --- Syntax. --- Lexicology. --- Greek language - Etymology --- Greek language - Lexicology

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Greek language --- Etymology --- Grec (Langue) --- Dictionaries. --- Etymologie --- Dictionnaires --- Greek language - Etymology - Dictionaries --- Grec (langue) --- Étymologie --- Étymologie

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This volume on Greek synchronic etymology offers a set of papers evidencing the cultural significance of etymological commitment in ancient and medieval literature. The four sections illustrate the variety of approaches of the same object, which for Greek writers was much more than a technical way of studying language. Contributions focus on the functions of etymology as they were intended by the authors according to their own aims. (1) “Philosophical issues” addresses the theory of etymology and its explanatory power, especially in Plato and in Neoplatonism. (2) “Linguistic issues” discusses various etymologizing techniques and the status of etymology, which was criticized and openly rejected by some authors. (3) “Poetical practices of etymology” investigates the ubiquitous presence of etymological reflections in learned poetry, whatever the genre, didactic, aetiological or epic. (4) “Etymology and word-plays” addresses the vexed question of the limit between a mere pun and a real etymological explanation, which is more than once difficult to establish. The wide range of genres and authors and the interplay between theoretical reflection and applied practice shows clearly the importance of etymology in Greek thought.

Greek language --- Greek language, Medieval and late --- Etymology --- Greek language - Etymology --- Greek language, Medieval and late - Etymology

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Greek language --- Grec (Langue) --- Etymology --- Dictionaries --- Etymologie --- Dictionnaires --- Dictionaries. --- Classical languages --- Indo-European languages --- Classical philology --- Greek philology --- Etymology&delete& --- Greek language - Etymology - Dictionaries