The Languages of Aristophanes

Aspects of Linguistic Variation in Classical Attic Greek
Erscheinungsjahr 2003
ISBN: 978-0-19-926264-9
Verlag: OUP Oxford

Buch, Englisch, 374 Seiten, Print PDF, Format (B × H): 145 mm x 222 mm, Gewicht: 661 g

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 analysed. Stylistic and statistical observations are combined and supplemented by typological comparisons with material drawn from sociolinguistic research on modern languages. The resulting portrayal of the Attic dialect deepens our understanding of various socio-cultural phenomena reflected in Aristophanes' work, such as the spread of 'sophistic' culture, the re-evaluation of gender roles, and the status of foreigners in Athenian society.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Willi, Andreas

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Historische & Vergleichende Sprachwissenschaft, Sprachtypologie
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Sprachsoziologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Soziolinguistik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

- 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

Über Autor(innen)

Andreas Willi is Postdoctoral Research Assistant in Classics at the University of Basel