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Grammars of Modern Greek

Postby Louis L Sorenson » April 8th, 2012, 9:44 pm

I know there are several books which compare Ancient Greek with modern like Jannaris' Historical Grammar. But for modern Greek (including demotic) there is Greek: A Comprehensive Grammar of the Modern Language (Comprehensive Grammars) by David Holton and Vassilios Spyropoulos (Paperback - Mar 15, 2012) http://www.amazon.com/Greek-Comprehensive-Grammar-Language-Grammars/dp/041559202X/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1333935532&sr=8-3. It's a very thorough modern grammar.

But I just picked up Essential Modern Greek Grammar (Dover Language Guides Essential Grammar) by Douglas Q. Adams (Paperback - Sep 1, 1987) http://www.amazon.com/Essential-Modern-Grammar-Language-Guides/dp/0486251330/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1333935623&sr=8-1. Essential Modern Greek Grammar is just what is needed for a student of Koine to get a quick look at modern Greek. The languages look very similar, once you know that a lot of beginning vowels have fallen away. This book is 90 pages long. Super cheap, and should be read by those who want to have a grasp of the difference between modern Greek and Koine.
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Re: Grammars of Modern Greek

Postby MAubrey » April 8th, 2012, 10:40 pm

I have the first edition of Holton et al.'s grammar. It's quite good. I disagree with their analysis on some points, but its a very useful reference work.
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Re: Grammars of Modern Greek

Postby crishjohanna » July 16th, 2012, 11:56 am

Hello,

Do you have the book in electronic format?
Thanks in advance!
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