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Greek Word Order

Sir K J Dover author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

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The order of words in a Greek sentence is much freer and less predictable than in most European languages. This book explains and illustrates the principles which govern word order in Greek.

The order of words in a Greek sentence is much freer and less predictable than in most European languages. The author explains and illustrates the principles which govern word order in Greek. He finds three: the tendency of certain words to take a constant position; certain types of logical relation between the sentence and its context; and the tendency to adhere to familiar patterns. His three main chapters discuss word order dictated by lexical or semantic, by syntactical, and by logical determinants.

ISBN: 9781853996047

Dimensions: 216mm x 138mm x 5mm

Weight: 124g

88 pages

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