(P/B) THE SYNTAX AND SEMANTICS OF THE VERB IN CLASSICAL GREEK

Παρουσίαση

The text of this edition is substantially that of the second edition, but a number of sections have been rewritten entirely or in part, notably those on the historic present, the future indicative, and causal clauses. There is a new section on the aorist of performative verbs, which replaces that on the aorist of verbs of emotion. Several notes have been rewritten or added, e.g. on the uses of μέλλω. The part on the oblique optative has been considerably modified. A number of examples have been replaced by more relevant texts, and some twenty new examples have been added. The bibliography has been brought up to date. I should mention here that an extensive bibliography of Greek linguistics, maintained by Michel Buijs of the University of Utrecht, is now available at www.let.uu.nl/hist/goac/bgl/.
Two important changes concern the addition of an Index locorum and of a sixteen-page summary, 'Essentials of Syntax and Semantics'. The Index locorum was for the greater part compiled by Jan Ebele van der Veen (The Hague), whose services are gratefully acknowledged here. The summary makes it possible, I hope, to have a quick look at the basic syntactic properties of the Greek verb; at the same time it may serve as a repertory that can be memorized.
I am again indebted to a number of persons for their painstaking accuracy in reading and using the previous edition: Rutger Allan (Amsterdam), Gerard Boter (Amsterdam), Ton Kessels (Nijmegen), Bram Wieringa (Aduard) and, especially, Gerry Wakker (Groningen). Se Lenssen of the Classical Institute of the University of Amsterdam provided valuable assistance in solving various computer problems.
Finally, my thanks are due to Han Gieben, whose long-standing commitment to publishing studies on Greek and Latin syntax is mentioned here with gratitude. (From the publisher)

Περιεχόμενα

1. INTRODUCTION TO THE MOODS AND TENSES
2. THE MAIN USES OF THE SINGLE MOODS AND TENSES IN INDEPENDENT SENTENCES
3. THE USE OF MOODS AND TENSES IN DEPENDENT CLAUSES
3A. CLAUSES WITH THE FUNCTION OBJECT OR SUBJECT (OBLIGATORY CLAUSES)
3B. CLAUSES WITH THE FUNCTION SATELLITE (OPTIONAL CLAUSES)
3C. RELATIVE CLAUSES
4. NON-FINITE VERB FORMS: INFINITIVE AND PARTICIPLE
4A. INFINITIVE
4B. PARTICIPLE
5. VOICE: ACTIVE, MIDDLE, PASSIVE
SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY
INDEX OF TERMS
INDEX OF GREEK WORDS
INDEX LOCORUM
SUMMARY: 'Essentials of Syntax and Semantics'