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Comparative adjectives in Herodian
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This work examines how the grammarian Herodian (2nd Century) treated the so-called trítos túpos of comparative adjectives. This class includes brássōn, pássōn, glússōn, bássōn, mássōn, thássōn and elássōn, whose root vowels are díkhronos, i.e. their length is not indicated in the orthography. Nor is their length ascertainable from metrical evidence. Herodianic doctrine regarding these vowel lengths is investigated and shown to conflict with modern etymologies in some instances. The questio...
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- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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(Accepted manuscript, pdf, 856.7KB)
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- 10.1163/1568525X-12341553
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- Brill Publisher's website
- Journal:
- Mnemosyne Journal website
- Volume:
- 68
- Issue:
- 2
- Pages:
- 234–253
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1568-525X
- ISSN:
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0026-7074
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- English
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- ora:7431
- Deposit date:
- 2013-10-09
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- Copyright © Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands. This is the post-refereed, pre-print version of an article accepted for publication in Mnemosyne, ©Brill Publishing. The definitive version of record is available at http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/1568525X-12341553
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