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Greek χελώνη and Laryngeal Breaking in Greek
Dr. Alexander Nikolaev
| Date: | 06/18/2024, 4:00 PM |
| Location: | Hubland Nord, Geb. 84, Raum 1.108 |
| Organizer: | Universität Würzburg, Lehrstuhl für vergleichende Sprachwissenschaft |
Am 18.06.2024 um 16.15 Uhr spricht Dr. Alexander Nikolaev über "Greek χελώνη and Laryngeal Breaking in Greek" im Rahmen des indogermanistischen Forschungskolloquiums des Lehrstuhls für vergleichende Sprachwissenschaft der Universität Würzburg.
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On 18.06.2024 at 4.15 p.m. Dr. Alexander Nikolaev will speak about “Greek χελώνη and Laryngeal Breaking in Greek” at the Indo-European Research Colloquium of the Chair of Comparative Linguistics at the University of Würzburg.
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Abstract
"The talk investigates the derivational and phonological prehistory of Greek χελώνη ‘tortoise’, marshalled by B. A. Olsen as an example of laryngeal breaking in Greek (unaccented *uh3 > *wō). New epigraphical examples (from Samos) against Proto-Greek *khelwōnā are adduced and a new morphological analysis of the word for ‘tortoise’ is suggested."
