The Phonological Interpretation of Ancient Greek: A Pandialectal Analysis

Cover
Contents
Preface
Illustrations
	1-1. The Regions of Ancient Greece
	1-2. Convergence and divergence in the history of Greek dialects
	2-1. Vocalic phonemes of Classical Attic (5th B.C.)
	2-2. Distinctive features of the vocalic phonemes of Classical Attic
	2-3. Vocalic phonemes of Laconian (about 350 B.C.)
	2-4. Distinctive features of the vocalic phonemes of Laconian (about 350 B.C.)
	2-5. Vocalic phonemes of Elean (about 350 B.C.)
	2-6. Vocalic phonemes of dialects with the 4-grade vocalic system
	2-7. Vocalic phonemes of Boeotian (about 350 B.C.)
	2-8. Vocalic phonemes of post-Classical Attic-Ionic (about 350 B.C.)
	2-9. Distinctive features of the vocalic phonemes of post-Classical Attic-Ionic (about 350 B.C.)
	2-10. Short and long diphthongs in accented syllables
	2-11. Monophthongization of the diphthong ei-
	2-12. Vocalic phonemes of Arcado-Cypriot, Aeolic and Doric dialects (after the 1st compensatory lengthening)
	2-13. Vocalic phonemes of Attic-Ionic, North-West and Saronic dialects (after the 1st compensatory lengthening and raising of mid vowels)
	2-14. Attic rules of vocalic contraction
	3-1. Distinctive features of consonantal phonemes of Classical Attic
	3-2. Consonantal phonemes of Classical Attic
	3-3. Consonantal phonemes of pre-Classical Attic- Ionic and Classical Arcadian
	3-4. Consonantal phonemes of Boeotian and and Central Cretan
	3-5. Consonantal phonemes of Ionic and Lesbian
	3-6. Dyadic clusters (I) Obstruent + Obstruent
	3-7. Dyadic clusters (II) Stop + Sonorant
	3-8. Dyadic clusters (III) Sonorant + Stop(omitted)
	3-9. Triadic clusters of Ancient Greek
	3-10. Triadic clusters (V)(omitted)
	3-11. Triadic clusters (VII)(omitted)
	3-12. Triadic clusters (VIII)(omitted)
	3-13. Obstruents of Hellenistic Greek
	3-14. Obstruents of Greek of the Transitional Period (300 - 600 A.D.)
	3-15. Dialect geography of reflexes of Proto-Greek clusters *ss, *ts, *t(h)j, *k(h)j, *tw, *dj and *gj
	4-1. Accent typology of Balto-Slavic languages and Ancient Greek dialects
	5-1. Dialect geography of thematic, athematic and contract verbs
	5-2. Distribution of morphemic variants of Present and Perfect Participle in Vedic
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION
	1.1 Aims
	1.2 General Approach
	1.3 Methodology of Ancient Greek Dialectology
	1.4 The Classification of Ancient Greek Dialects
	1.5 The Decline of Ancient Greek Dialects
CHAPTER TWO: VOWELS
	2.1 The Vowels of Attic and Other Greek Dialects
		2.1.1 The Vowels of Classical Attic
		2.1.2 The Vowels of the Greek Dialects About 350 B.C.
		2.1.3 The Alphabet
	2.2 The Diphthongs of Classical Attic
	2.3 Monophthongization of Proto-Greek Diphthongs *ei and *ou
	2.4 Fronting and Raising of Proto-Greek *ā in Attic-Ionic
	2.5 Compensatory Lengthening
		2.5.1 First Compensatory Lengthening
		2.5.2 Second and Third Compensatory Lengthening
		2.5.3 Raising of Long Mid Vowels in Dialects
	2.6 Vowel Sequences in Dialects
		2.6.1 Height Dissimilation
		2.6.2 Height Assimilation
	2.7 Contractions in Attic and Other Dialects
	Notes
CHAPTER THREE: CONSONANTS
	3.1 The Consonants of Attic and Other Dialects
		3.1.1 The Consonants of Classical Attic
		3.1.2 The Consonants of the Greek Dialects
		3.1.3 Phonotactics of Classical Attic Consonants
	3.2 Phonology of Aspirates
		3.2.1 Phonotactics of Aspirates
		3.2.2 Phonetic Reconstruction of Clusters φө and Xө
	3.3 Grassmann's Law
	3.4 Frication of Classical Aspirates
	3.5 Dental and Velar Palatalization
	3.6 Reflexes of Proto-Greek Labiovelars in Classical Dialects
	3.7 Development of Proto-Greek Sonorant Clusters in Classical Dialects
	Notes
CHAPTER FOUR: THE ACCENTUAL SYSTEM
	4.1 The General Limiting Rule
	4.2 Minor Rules and Enclisis of Accent
		4.2.1 Minor Rules
		4.2.2 Enclisis of Accent
	4.3 Historical Origins of the Greek Accent Pattern
		4.3.1 Vedic and Greek
		4.3.2 Three Syllable Rule
		4.3.3 Analogical Accent Levelling
	4.4 Circumflex in Final Syllables of Thematic Nouns
	4.5 Function of Accent in Ancient Greek Dialects
	4.6 Typology of Accent in Ancient Greek Dialects
	4.7 Situation in Modern Greek Dialects
	Notes
CHAPTER FIVE: INTERPLAY BETWEEN SOUND CHANGE AND ANALOGY
	5.1 Personal Endings of Thematic and Athematic Verbs
	5.2 Athematic Inflection of Contract Verbs
	5.3 Athematic Verbs 'be', 'go' and 'say'
	5.4 Perfect with Aspirate
	5.5 Perfect Participle
	Notes
SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY
INDEX OF NAMES
	A
	B
	C
	D
	G
	H
	I
	J
	K
	L
	M
	N
	R
	S
	T
	V
	W
INDEX OF GREEK WORDS AND WORD FORMS