Perceptions and Social Uses of the Ancient Greek Dialects

Perceptions and Social Uses of the Ancient Greek Dialects Edited by: Andreas Willi and Philomen ProbertAbout this book Research on the ancient Greek dialects traditionally focusses on the grammatical description of these regional varieties. But dialects are more than geographically conditioned varieties of a language: in antiquity no less than in modern times, dialects may assume a range of social meanings, as speakers associate specific forms of speech with communicative situations and purposes that are independent of geographical location as such. This volume aims to complement research on the grammars of the ancient Greek dialects by exploring sociolinguistic and socio-pragmatic dimensions of dialect variation in the Greek world. For example, what factors determine the choice of a given variety, in situations of competition between different dialects including competition between Koiné Greek and regional dialects? How are regional dialects represented in literature, and what do ancient sources tell us about the para-linguistic associations evoked by the use of a given dialect? How do ancient scholars and grammarians evaluate dialect usage including ?unexpected? dialect features in literary texts? How do social and historical changes impact on the relationship between epichoric and literary dialects?Author Editor information Andreas Willi, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK; Philomen Probert, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.Table of contents FrontmatterPrefaceContentsList of AbbreviationsList of TablesList of FiguresIntroduction: Perceptions and Social Uses of the Ancient Greek DialectsAndreas Willi and Philomen Probert Section I: Poetic Dialects and Epigraphic Poetry A Polymorphic Goddess: The Multiple Dialectal Variants of Athena?s Name in Attic PoetrySara Kaczko Alternative Literary Traditions in Greek Epigrammatic Poetry down to 400 BCE?Paloma Guijarro Ruano Local Dialects and Literary Language(s) in Classical and Hellenistic Inscribed Sacred Songs: Tradition, Linguistic Adaptation, and TransmissionAlcorac Alonso Déniz Hellenistic Epigrams from Cos: Between Pan-Hellenic Dialectal Trends and Local InfluenceDalia Pratali Maffei Section II: Regional Histories of Dialect Use and Variation Dialect Competition: Arcadian as a Test CaseAraceli Striano The Cretan Dialect and its Socio-political Context (8th-1st Centuries BCE)Monique Bile The Boeotian Dialect (Late 8th or Early 7th to 2nd Century BCE): Ecology of a SystemGuy Vottéro Dialect, Koine, and Latin on LesbosRené Hodot Section III: When and How to Switch to Koine Greek Competing Influences and Dialectal Models in the Language of Boeotian Proxeny Decrees (4th to 2nd Century BCE)Matilde Garré Koineization in NW Doric Areas and the Onomastic Evidence: The Κλεύμαχος Κλεόμαχος-type Compound Names RevisitedPanagiotis Filos Socio-dialectal Koineization in the Argive Onomasticon: A Quantitative Analysis of a Cohort of 275 Personal Names (6th cent. BCE 2nd cent. CE)Sophie Minon Section IV: Perceptions and Classifications of the Greek Dialects in Antiquity and Beyond Perceptions of Linguistic Divergence in Greek ComedyAnna A. Novokhatko Sounding Attic in Imperial InscriptionsOlga Tribulato Unlicensed Greek : The Dialect of Alexandria in Ancient Greek ScholarshipFederico Favi The Grammaticus Leidensis on the Aeolic Dialect: A Study in Textual Criticism and Historical Perceptual DialectologyNiels Schoubben The Aeolodoric Theory: A Reflection on the Perception of the Ancient Greek DialectsChiara Monaco List of ContributorsGeneral IndexIndex of Authors and PassagesIndex of Inscriptions and Papyri