Medieval and Modern Greek

Robert Browning

doi:10.1017/CBO9780511554148

To speakers of modern Greek the Homeric poems of the 7th century BC are not written in a foreign language. The Greek language has enjoyed a continuous tradition from earliest times until now. This book traces its history from the immediately post-classical or Hellenistic period to the present day. The aim is both to analyse the changing structure of a language stabilised by a peculiarly long and continuous literary tradition, and to show how changing historical circumstances are reflected in its development. In particular the historical roots of modern Greek's internal bilingualism are traced.

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Frontmatter
pp i-iv

Contents
pp v-v

Preface to the second edition
pp vi-vi

Preface to the first edition
pp vii-viii

1 - Introductory
pp 1-18

2 - Greek in the Hellenistic world and the Roman empire
pp 19-52

3 - The Greek language in the early middle ages (6th century – 1100)
pp 53-68

4 - The Greek language in the later middle ages (1100–1453)
pp 69-87

5 - Greek in the Turkish period
pp 88-99

6 - The development of the national language
pp 100-118

7 - The dialects of modern Greek
pp 119-137

Bibliography
pp 138-148

Index of Greek words mentioned in the text
pp 149-158

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