Helma Dik, University of Chicago
Associate Professor
Chicago, Illinois
helmadik@uchicago.edu
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(773) 834-2170
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My primary interest is in the synchronic linguistics of Classical Greek, especially the interplay of syntax, semantics and pragmatics. To a lesser extent, this leads me to an interest in the specific manifestations of language use (‘stylistics’) in particular authors, such as Herodotus, Demosthen...
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Bio/Research
My primary interest is in the synchronic linguistics of Classical Greek, especially the interplay of syntax, semantics and pragmatics. To a lesser extent, this leads me to an interest in the specific manifestations of language use (‘stylistics’) in particular authors, such as Herodotus, Demosthenes, and Sophocles.
My long-term goal is to produce a reference grammar of Classical Greek that takes into account the many developments in the field in the last century. Writing such a work, however, requires a good sense of the entire corpus of Greek literature, and accordingly, I have worked in recent years on developing such a corpus, in order to be able to answer more fully than before questions about distribution of forms and constructions over genre and over time.
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My long-term goal is to produce a reference grammar of Classical Greek that takes into account the many developments in the field in the last century. Writing such a work, however, requires a good sense of the entire corpus of Greek literature, and accordingly, I have worked in recent years on developing such a corpus, in order to be able to answer more fully than before questions about distribution of forms and constructions over genre and over time.
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