Greek language history

Some time ago, I took notes on an interesting book about the history of Greek: The Greek Language, B.F.C. Atkinson, 1931.

My notes touch on:

• Greek's linguistic sources in other cultures.
• A history of pitch accents in Greek.
• The Septuagint translation (into Greek)'s impact on (Greek) vocabulary and modes of expression.
• Linguistic and stylistic currents (from the Septuagint and Aramaic) in the New Testament.
• A comparison of Plato with the (Greek) New Testament, regarding each's linguistic impact.
• Greek and English linguistic histories compared.
• Linguistic change depends upon political and social development.

The notes: page 1, page 2, page 3.

Copyright (c) 2015 Mark D. Blackwell.