Affiliation:
1. University of Pennsylvania , Philadelphia, USA
Abstract
Abstract
This chapter discusses syntactic change in the prehistory and history of Ancient Greek. The most important change is a gradual shift in underlying constituent order spanning the whole attestation of Ancient Greek, which is outlined in some detail. Prohibitions are discussed in some detail because their structure might reveal something about the inherited verb system. Also discussed are the use of the moods, clitics, prepositions, univerbation of compound verbs, and the expression of reflexives.
Publisher
Oxford University PressOxford