| The Languages of Aristophanes: Aspects of Linguistic Variation in Classical Attic Greek Contributor(s): Willi, Andreas (Author) |
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ISBN: 0199215103 ISBN-13: 9780199215102 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $94.05 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2007 Annotation: 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 analyzed. 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. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - General - Literary Criticism | Ancient And Classical |
| Dewey: 822.01 |
| Series: Oxford Classical Monographs (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.4" W x 8.3" (1.05 lbs) 377 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) - Cultural Region - Greece |
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| Publisher 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 analyzed. 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. |