[B-Greek] BMCR 2009.07.47 - new book on modal verbs of obligation

Carl Conrad cwconrad2 at mac.com
Fri Jul 17 15:23:55 EDT 2009


Some list-members may find interesting a review of a new book on modal  
verbs of obligation: Emilia Ruiz Yamuza, Tres verbos que significan  
"deber" en griego antiguo. The book is a diachronic (Mycenaean through  
2d c. CE) study of ὀφείλω, δέω and χρή [OFEILW, DEW and  
CRH} (unfortunately   the φ of  ὀφείλω is mistyped as  πη    
so as to produce the gibberish ὀπηεύκω). The book is in Spanish  
and the review is by a Brazilian scholar, but fortunately (for me, at  
least) i is in English rather than Portuguese. It is reassuriing to  
learn in the second sentence of the review that the author  "[works]  
within the framework of Functional and Cognitive Grammar, but never  
[gives] in to the temptation of obscure jargon." I won't attempt to  
summarize what the review tells us of the argument, since it can be  
conveniently consulted at:

http://bmcr.brynmawr.edu/2009/2009-07-47.html


Carl W. Conrad
Department of Classics, Washington University (Retired)






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