[B-Greek] Re: Definition of an anarthrous noun - Any more?
Carl W. Conrad
cwconrad at artsci.wustl.edu
Mon Jun 14 12:13:18 EDT 2004
At 6:31 AM -0700 6/14/04, Hal Goodnight wrote:
>Thank you Steven Lo Vullo. If it's at all possible
>though, I'd like to get a variety of opinions on this,
>as this individual I have been speaking with has
>influenced others, and I need more evidence than just
>my own arguments in order to be more effective (as a
>lack formal credentials in this field).
>
>Regards,
>
>Mark Davis.
Mark, there is really nothing more to say about this; it isn't a
controversial matter but a matter of definition; the adjective "anarthrous"
clearly derives from the Greek word ARQRON used in the grammatical sense
for "article" and the alpha-privative prefix A/AN-; in this instance the
etymology is a legitimate indication of what the word really means.
>--- Steven Lo Vullo <slovullo at mac.com> wrote:
>> Well, I don't know how knowledgeable I am, but
>> unless I missed
>> something along the way, anarthrous means, exactly
>> as you said,
>> "without the article." Perhaps your acquaintance was
>> talking about
>> determining whether a word is definite or
>> indefinite, which can be
>> difficult at times.
>> ============
>>
>> Steven Lo Vullo
>> Madison, WI
>
>
>
>
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