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OverviewTense is at its most interesting when it behaves badly. In this book Arjan Nijk investigates the variation between the past and present tenses to refer to past events in Classical Greek and beyond. Adopting a cognitive approach to the issue, he argues that the use of the present for preterite depends on the activation of implicit conceptual scenarios in which the gap between the past and the present is bridged. The book is distinguished from previous accounts by its precision in describing these conceptual scenarios, the combination of linguistic theorising with philological and statistical methods, the size of the corpus under investigation and the explicitly cross-linguistic scope. It provides a complete overview of the phenomenon of tense switching in Classical Greek, as well as new theoretical perspectives on deixis and viewpoint, and is important for classicists, narratologists and linguists of every stamp. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Arjan A. Nijk (Rijksuniversiteit Leiden, The Netherlands)Publisher: Cambridge University Press Imprint: Cambridge University Press Dimensions: Width: 15.80cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 23.50cm Weight: 0.630kg ISBN: 9781316517154ISBN 10: 1316517152 Pages: 300 Publication Date: 17 February 2022 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsReviews'… this is a well-conceived and persuasive book, which will repay attention not only by scholars of ancient Greek language and literature, but also by linguists and literary scholars interested in presents for preterites beyond ancient Greek.' Philomen Probert, Bryn Mawr Classical Review The book is a pleasure to read, and will be of lasting value for the study of the Greek language.' Michael Lloyd, Gnomon Author InformationARJAN NIJK is a Lecturer at the Leiden University Centre for the Arts in Society. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |