| Title | |
| Define case syncretism and give examples to illustrate the phenomenon in Latin and Greek. | |
| Reading | |
| B. J. Blake | Case (CUP 2nd ed.) |
| J. Lyons | Introduction to Theoretical Linguistics (CUP 1968) pp. 289-304 |
| A. L. Sihler | New Comparative Grammar of Greek and Latin (OUP 1995) esp. p. 247 and 248 |
| For this essay you will have to think just what we mean by the term 'case'. Consider the situation prior to Latin and Greek, and also comparative evidence from modern languages you know. Rather than just listing the various syncretisms in the two languages, try to account for the different types. | |
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