Die Grundlagen der Griechischen Syntax Delbrück Paperback 9781108047111

Die Grundlagen der Griechischen SyntaxAuthor(s): Berthold Delbrck\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9781108047111, 978-1108047111\nSynopsis\nIn this fourth part of his general work on syntax, published in 1879, Berthold Delbrck [tel], the German scholar remembered for his contribution to the study of the syntax in Indo-European languages (his three-volume Vergleichende Syntax der indogermanischen Sprachen is also reissued in this series), concentrates on the syntax of ancient Greek. His focus is deliberately broad as he seeks to engage classicists who are interested in linguistics or in how the Greek language was actually used, rather than in highly specialised case studies. In twelve chapters, Delbrck guides the reader through the gender and case of nouns, and explains some features seen as peculiarities of Homeric Greek which in fact demonstrate its kinship as an Indo-European language with the V.