Sophisticated Speakers: Atticistic Pronunciation in the Atticist Lexica

by Carlo Vessella

This book explores for the first time the relation between Atticist lexicography and the pronunciation of Greek, an aspect of Atticism that has never been studied thouroughly before. It examines the ideas of the Atticist about what Greek should sound like, drawing on Atticist lexicography as the main source of information on the special pronunciation of the Atticist. The book addresses all scholars with an interest in Atticism, Greek in the Imperial...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3110440407
• ISBN13: 9783110440409
• Release Date: January 2018
• Publisher: de Gruyter
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 9.4"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary