Chapter 2: Greek and Latin Expressions of Meaning (I)

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5 octobre 2017

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C.H.Beck

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OpenEdition Books

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What kinds of expressions could be used in the ancient world to describe what texts “do”? In this chapter I shall expand on what we have already noted in sections II and III of Chapter 1, building up a list of relevant expressions of meaning (verbs and their associated nouns) and paying attention to their diachronic development. One thing that will become clear from this survey is that the verbs involved occupy a fairly limited set of semantic spheres – I. verbs of desiring and wanting (e.g. ...

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