Greek

The Greek language forms, by itself, a separate branch of the Indo-European family. Except for a break in attestation between the end of the Mycenaean empire and roughly 800 BC, a period sometimes referred to as the 'Dark Ages' of Greek culture, Greek presents a continuous record of attestation for the linguist, right up to the present day. The early attestation of Greek and the archaic nature of the Homeric epic corpus together serve to make Greek extremely important for the understanding and reconstruction of all aspects of Proto-Indo-European language and culture. Despite the rather widespread geographic distribution of Greek throughout its history, it is Balkan Greek, that is Greek of the southern Balkans including the Greek islands and Crete, that is of primary importance. The phonology of Ancient Greek has been described in such detail because it provides the appropriate starting point for a discussion of Post- Classical Greek phonology.

Linguistics and language evolution · Philosophy

• Verbal Periphrasis in Ancient Greek

  Klaas Bentein•Verbal Periphrasis in Ancient Greek•2016

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