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This text traces the development of Greek from Proto-Indo-European to around the 5th century BC, drawing on all the tools of scientific historical and comparative linguistics. It contributes to long-standing debates surrounding the classification of ancient Greek dialects and discusses the tension between cladistics and contact phenomena.
Includes bibliographical references (pages [343]-360) and index.