Experiential Verbs in Homeric Greek

Silvia Luraghi, Ph.D. (1987), University of Pavia, is Professor of Linguistics at that university. She has published extensively on Ancient Greek and Indo-European linguistics, and is associate editor of the Encyclopedia of Ancient Greek Language and Linguistics (Brill, 2014).

• PrefaceAbbreviationsList of Figures and Tables1 Introduction1.1 The Construal of Situations1.2 A Construction-Based View of Homeric Greek1.3 Embodiment and Domains of Experience1.4 Homeric Greek1.5 Outline of the Book2 Experiential Situations2.1 Experiential Situation Types2.2 Semantic Roles of Participants in Experiential Situations2.3 The Encoding of Experiential Situations Cross-linguistically2.4 Discussion3 Argument Structure Constructions in Homeric Greek3.1 Properties of Constructions3.2 Constructions and Construction Variation with Two-Place Verbs3.3 Complementation in Homeric Greek3.4 Discussion4 The Ancient Greek Verb4.1 Aspect and Tense4.2 Voice4.3 Discussion5 At the Edges of the Experiential Domain: Bodily Sensations and Volition5.1 Bodily Sensations5.2 Volitionality and Need5.3 Discussion6 Perception6.1 Visual Perception6.2 Aural Perception6.3 Other Types of Sensory Perception6.4 From Perception to Evidentiality6.5 Discussion7 Cognition7.1 Think7.2 Know / Learn7.3 Remember / Forget7.4 Discussion8 Emotions8.1 Verbs of Emotion with the NomDat Construction8.2 Verbs of Emotion with the NomGen Construction8.3 Verbs of Emotion with the NomAcc Construction8.4 Alternating Constructions8.5 Dative Experiencer Constructions8.6 Discussion9 Causative Verbs9.1 The (Anti)causative Alternation9.2 Animate Verbs9.3 Inanimate Verbs9.4 Discussion10 Concluding Remarks10.1 The Meaning of Construction Variation with Experiential Verbs10.2 Embodiment and Social Setting10.3 The Encoding of Experiential Situations in Homeric Greek10.4 Constructions’ Productivity10.5 Verbal Voice10.6 OutlookReferencesIndex