Discontinuous Syntax: Hyperbaton in Greek

Devine, A. M.; Stephens, Laurence D.

ISBN 10: 019513270X / ISBN 13: 9780195132700

Published by Oxford University Press, 2000

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A little shelf wear to black cloth hardcover. Owner name on front end paper. Otherwise a tight, unmarked book. Index. xi, 348 pp.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Discontinuous Syntax: Hyperbaton in Greek
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication Date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 019513270X
• ISBN 13: 9780195132700
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket
• Seller catalogs:
  • Philosophy

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Synopsis

The interface between syntax and meaning, both semantic and pragmatic, has emerged as perhaps the richest and most fascinating area of current linguistics theory. This study applies some of these ideas to hyperbaton, offering an original new theory with broad applications for our understanding of Greek syntax. Students of epic will find a fresh perspective on orality in Homer while the general classicist will discover a more precise and explicit framework for the analysis of textual meaning in literary research.

About the Author

A. M. Devine is at Stanford University. Laurence D. Stephens is at University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.