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Polysemous Particles in Ancient Greek: A Study with Special Reference to μήν And δή

Polysemous Particles in Ancient Greek: A Study with Special Reference to μήν And δή

Thijs, Kees

Hardcover

Series: The Language of Classical Literature, Book 39

Grammar & Style

ISBN10: 9004714987
ISBN13: 9789004714984
Publisher: Brill
Published: Mar 6 2025
Pages: 446
Weight: 1.81
Height: 1.15 Width: 6.30 Depth: 9.51
Language: English
Anyone reading an Ancient Greek text will notice the abundance of pragmatic particles (e.g. ἄρα, γάρ, γε, δέ, δή, μέν, μήν, οὖν), a much-debated and challenging class of expressions. What are their semantic contributions, and how should we account for their notorious polyfunctionality? In this book, Kees Thijs provides a state of the art of modern particle theory, which he then applies to two of the most versatile Greek particles, μήν and δή. Using a diachronically oriented polysemy approach and a large-scale, varied research corpus, Thijs offers a new, unified account that significantly improves on both traditional handbooks (e.g. Denniston) and more recent particle studies.

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