The Cambridge Grammar of Medieval and Early Modern Greek 4 Volume Hardback Set

The first systematic, comprehensive description of the evolution of Greek at the crucial transitional stage from medieval to modern.

David Holton is Emeritus Professor of Modern Greek at the University of Cambridge and a Fellow of Selwyn College. He directed the 'Grammar of Medieval and Early Modern Greek' research project and has published many articles on Greek language and literature of various periods. His publications include: The Tale of Alexander: The rhymed version (1973, 2nd edition 2002), Erotokritos (1991), Studies on Erotokritos and other Modern Greek Texts (2001), (as editor) Literature and Society in Renaissance Crete (Cambridge, 1991), and (as a co-author) two grammars of Modern Greek.

Volume 1: General Introduction; Acknowledgements; Bibliography; Correspondence table of graphemes and phonemes; Abbreviations; Part I. Phonology; 1. Introduction; 2. Vowels; 3. Consonants; 4. Stress. Volume 2: Correspondence table of graphemes and phonemes; Abbreviations; Part II. Nominal Morphology: 1. Introduction; 2. The Noun; 3. The Adjective; 4. Adverbs; 5. Articles, Pronouns and determiners; 6. Numerals. Volume 3: Correspondence table of graphemes and phonemes; Abbreviations; Part III. Verb Morphology: 1. Introduction; 2. Stem Formation; 3. Augment; 4. Conjugation; 5. Morphosyntax. Volume 4: Correspondence table of graphemes and phonemes; Abbreviations; Part IV. Syntax: Introduction; 1. Main clauses; 2. Complement clauses; 3. Adverbial clauses; 4. Verbs and verb phrases; 5. Nouns and noun phrases; 6. Prepositions and prepositional phrases; 7. Coordination and apposition; 8. Constituent order.