[B-Greek] Correct notions about "deponent" verbs

Carl W. Conrad cwconrad at artsci.wustl.edu
Wed Nov 19 16:42:59 EST 2003


At 2:41 PM -0500 11/19/03, Doug Hoxworth wrote:
>><Eric>
>>IS THIS the most extensive discussion/explanation Carl has given in the
>>archives? I am reading the late Neva Miller's comments on "deponent"
>>verbs in the Fribergs' (and her) Analytical Lexicon, and I wanted to be
>>sure I have all of Carl's comments (or others' similar comments), too, so
>>I can more clearly and accurately explain "deponent" verbs to my students
>>and explain/suggest why they should NOT be called "deponents" and/or why
>>they shouldn't think that Greeks couldn't tell an active voice from a
>>middle/passive one.
>
><doug>
>carl has an article on his site:
>http://www.artsci.wustl.edu/~cwconrad/docs/NewObsAncGrkVc.pdf

I'd just add that it's also available on the site that I keep more current
at www.ioa.com:

http://www.ioa.com/~cwconrad/Docs/NewObsAncGrkVc.pdf

And I discuss Neva Miller's epochal appendix in the course of that
discussion on pages 9 and 10.

>it references the 5/27/97 post to B-Greek located in the
>archives here:
>http://www.ibiblio.org/bgreek/test-archives/html4/1997-05/19077.html
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