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Author: Pietro Bortone (, University of Illinois at Chicago)
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Dimensions:
Width: 16.30cm
, Height: 2.70cm
, Length: 24.10cm
Weight: 0.702kg
ISBN: 9780199556854
ISBN 10: 0199556857
Pages: 360
Publication Date: 22 April 2010
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
<br> An extremely impressive book. --Coulter, Linguist List<p><br>
an extremely impressive book ... very convincingly argued ... an indispensable source of examples... B.'s linguistic breadth is also remarkable: it is clear, especially from the the first half of the book, that he is extremely comfortable with scholarly literature on cases and prepositions in a wide range of languages and time periods ... splendid ... [readers] will not be disappointed * Linguist List * Bortone's excellent treatise on prepositions from Ancient to Modern Greek is a welcome contribution to our knowledge of the language ... The result is a very impressive piece of scholarly work that showcases both philological and linguistic analysis at its best ... Overall the volume is very well-written, with lucid and precise language that is a joy to read especially when one considers how challenging the subject is... a tour de force of classical and linguistic erudition, and a testament to Bs skill at synthesis... truly excellent work * Diachronica * both impressive and convincing. Although Bortone is admirably cautious about the general application of his conclusion ... its demonstration is a major achievement ... If you find discussions of how language works and how it develops interesting, read this book. If you dontwell, that is your loss. * David M. Schaps, Bryn Mawr Classical Review *
both impressive and convincing. Although Bortone is admirably cautious about the general application of his conclusion ... its demonstration is a major achievement ... If you find discussions of how language works and how it develops interesting, read this book. If you dontwell, that is your loss. * David M. Schaps, Bryn Mawr Classical Review * Bortone's excellent treatise on prepositions from Ancient to Modern Greek is a welcome contribution to our knowledge of the language ... The result is a very impressive piece of scholarly work that showcases both philological and linguistic analysis at its best ... Overall the volume is very well-written, with lucid and precise language that is a joy to read especially when one considers how challenging the subject is... a tour de force of classical and linguistic erudition, and a testament to Bs skill at synthesis... truly excellent work * Diachronica * an extremely impressive book ... very convincingly argued ... an indispensable source of examples... B.'s linguistic breadth is also remarkable: it is clear, especially from the the first half of the book, that he is extremely comfortable with scholarly literature on cases and prepositions in a wide range of languages and time periods ... splendid ... [readers] will not be disappointed * Linguist List *
Author Information
Pietro Bortone is Assistant Professor in the Department of Classics & Mediterranean Studies, University of Illinois at Chicago. He studied Classical, Medieval, and Modern Greek at King's College London, and Linguistic Theory and Comparative Philology at Oxford, and was Research Fellow in Hellenic Studies at Princeton.
