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  • Publisher:
    Cambridge University Press
    Publication date:
    05 November 2012
    18 October 2012
    ISBN:
    9781139019736
    9780521767620
    9781108456029
    DOI:
    https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139019736
    Dimensions:
    (216 x 138 mm)
    Weight & Pages:
    0.46kg, 269 Pages
    Dimensions:
    (216 x 140 mm)
    Weight & Pages:
    0.3kg, 270 Pages
    • Subjects:
    Classical Studies, Classical Studies (General), Classical Languages, Historical Linguistics, Language and Linguistics
    Series:
    Cambridge Classical Studies
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    Subjects:
    Classical Studies, Classical Studies (General), Classical Languages, Historical Linguistics, Language and Linguistics
    Series:
    Cambridge Classical Studies
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    In the past, discussions of absolute constructions (ACs) have been limited by an imprecise understanding of what ACs are. By examining the nature and function of ACs and related constructions in Greek, Latin and Sanskrit, this new study arrives at a clear and simple definition of ACs. Focussing on the earliest attested material in each language, it highlights how AC usage differs between languages and offers explanations for these differences. Identifying the common core shared by all ACs, it suggests a starting-point and way by which they developed into Greek, Latin and Sanskrit. Further historical study reveals how ACs have been conceived of by grammarians, philologists and even Christian missionaries over the last two thousand years and how enduring misconceptions still affect our discussion of them today. All Sanskrit material is annotated in detail, making it accessible for classicists in particular and allowing a better understanding of ACs in Greek and Latin.

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    '… a useful study of the absolute constructions in Greek, Latin and Sanskrit … It will be of help for the further study of these and similar constructions.'

    Source: Bryn Mawr Classical Review

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