Tense-Switching in Classical Greek
«'… this is a well-conceived and persuasive book, which will repay attention not only by scholars of ancient Greek language and literature, but also by linguists and literary scholars interested in presents for preterites beyond ancient Greek.' Philomen Probert, Bryn Mawr Classical Review»
Tense is at its most interesting when it behaves badly. In this book Arjan Nijk investigates the variation between the past and present tenses to refer to past events in Classical Greek and beyond. Adopting a cognitive approach to the issue, he argues that the use of the present for preterite depends on the activation of implicit conceptual scenarios in which the gap between the past and the present is bridged. Les mer
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Detaljer
- Forlag
- Cambridge University Press
- Innbinding
- Innbundet
- Språk
- Engelsk
- ISBN
- 9781316517154
- Utgivelsesår
- 2022
- Format
- 24 x 16 cm
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«'… this is a well-conceived and persuasive book, which will repay attention not only by scholars of ancient Greek language and literature, but also by linguists and literary scholars interested in presents for preterites beyond ancient Greek.' Philomen Probert, Bryn Mawr Classical Review»
«The book is a pleasure to read, and will be of lasting value for the study of the Greek language.' Michael Lloyd, Gnomon»