Principles of Greek Etymology, vol. 1
Overview
In this landmark reference book, Georg Curtius clearly outlines and explains the basics of Greek linguistics. Curtius leads the reader through the various philosophies and specific linguistic properties of Greek etymology. He gives an account of the concerns of the academic community regarding New Testament Greek, and the transliteration of several alphabets such as Sanskrit and Cyrillic. He also provides a table comparing many languages, including Sanskrit, Italian, and Old Irish.
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Key Features
- Provides an introduction to Greek linguistics
- Gives history and principles of the field
- Contains several study aids such as bibliographies and appendixes
Contents
- Book I. Introduction
- Conceptions and the Limits of Etymology: Etymology in Antiquity
- Modern Etymology up to the Time of Lobeck and Döderlein
- Phillip Buttman
- Standpoint of Comparative Philology
- Significance of Sanskrit
- Mistaken Analyses; The Prefix Theory
- Necessary Limitation
- Extension of the Roots by Addition at the End (Expansion)
- Premature Identification of Formative Suffixes
- Under-Estimation and Ever-Estimation of Equivalence Meaning
- The Indo-Germanic Sounds
- Necessity of a Doctrine of Meanings
- General Course of the Development of Meanings, Shown by Illustrative Examples
- Assistance in the Discovery of Fundamental Meaning
- Analogies for the Exchange of Meanings
- Etymology of Rare Words, and of Proper Names; Mythological Etymology
- Book II. Regular Representation of Sounds
- K
- Γ
- Χ
- Τ
- Δ
- Θ
- Π
- Β
- Φ
- Ν
- Μ
- Ρ
Λ - Σ
- Ξ
- ϝ
- Spiritus Asper for Initial
ς - Spiritus for Initial
ι - Vowels
Praise for Georg Curtius
The work of Georg Curtius has marked a great step in forwarding the understanding of the use of the tenses in Greek in particular.
—Jacob Wackernagel, Swiss historical and comparative linguist
Most credit for making grammarians aware of the issue of verbal kind of action goes to Curtius [. . .] The importance of Curtius’ groundbreaking work cannot be overestimated.
—Stanley Porter, professor of New Testament, McMaster Divinity College
Product Details
- Title: Principles of Greek Etymology, Vol. 1
- Author: Georg Curtius
- Publisher: John Murray
- Publication Date: 1886
- Pages: 497