The Languages of Aristophanes [electronic resource] : Aspects of Linguistic Variation in Classical Attic Greek
Willi, Andreas.
Oxford : Oxford University Press,
2007.
The play with linguistic styles constitutes an important ingredient of Aristophanic humour. Andreas Willi uses the stylistic diversity as a source to reconstruct the 'real' styles upon which Aristophanes based his text. Most of these 'real' styles would otherwise be lost because they are not represented in serious literature. - ;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 analys
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Contents; Texts, Translations, and Abbreviations; List of Figures; List of Tables; 1. Introduction; 2. Religious Registers; 3. Technical Languages; 4. 'Scientific Discourse'; 5. Sophistic Innovations; 6. Female Speech; 7. Foreigner Talk; 8. Conclusion; Appendix: Aristophanes' Attic: A Grammatical Sketch; References; Index of Passages; Index of Greek; General Index
The play with linguistic styles constitutes an important ingredient of Aristophanic humour. Andreas Willi uses the stylistic diversity as a source to reconstruct the 'real' styles upon which Aristophanes based his text. Most of these 'real' styles would otherwise be lost because they are not represented in serious literature. - ;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 analys
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Specialized.
Aristophanes
Aristophanes -- Knowledge -- Language and languages.
Aristophanes -- Language.
Attic Greek dialect.
Comedy.
Greek language -- Variation.
Language and culture -- Greece.
Language and culture
Greek language
Attic Greek dialect
Comedy
Languages & Literatures
Greek & Latin Languages & Literatures