Does anyone know if there is such a thing as a book or a website that compares Attic with Modern Greek grammatically?
It might be helpful if one were to start learning Modern Greek after having learnt Attic, which I am considering.
Attic/Modern Greek comparison
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Attic/Modern Greek comparison
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Re: Attic/Modern Greek comparison
You can find a thorough treatise on that subject in Geoffery C. Horrocks' "Greek: A History Of The Language And Its Speakers", Addison Wesley (ISBN-13: 978-0582307094).
But the faster way to compare them is to learn both of them a little bit.
And you might find the Wikipedia article on Greek Language helpful.
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But the faster way to compare them is to learn both of them a little bit.
And you might find the Wikipedia article on Greek Language helpful.
Cheers!
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Re: Attic/Modern Greek comparison
Horrock's is the best, also bear in mind the difference between spoken and written..
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Re: Attic/Modern Greek comparison
Thank you, Mingshey and Scribo. Horrock's does look like the perfect book for what I want to do, from what I can see about it on Amazon. It's price is quite high, however, so I'll have to wait a while before I can get it.
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Re: Attic/Modern Greek comparison
That looks like a very interesting book. I have started learning modern Greek last year and I am really curious about comparisons with ancient Greek (since that is not a part of the course I am following, and rightly so, it is not intended to be academic).
Thanks, Mingshey!
Thanks, Mingshey!