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Greek Word Order (BCP Advanced Language) (BCP Advanced Language)
Greek Word Order - BCP Advanced Language Author:Kenneth J. Dover The order of words in a Greek sentence is much freer and less predictable than in most European languages. The author explains and illustrates the principles which govern word order in Greek. He finds three: the tendency of certain words to take a constant position; certain types of logical relation between the sentence and its context; and the ... more »tendency to adhere to familiar patterns. His three main chapters discuss word order dictated by lexical or semantic, by syntactical, and by logical determinants« less