Kinship in ancient Greek: a study of terms for "son-in-law", "brother-in-law" and "father-in-law"
Two affinal kinship terms in the Greek language, gambrós (originally “daughter’s husband” and “sister’s husband”) and pentherós (originally “wife’s father”), present difficulties in their semantics. The discussion about their antecedents in Proto-Indo-European is still open and, internally to Greek,...
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| description | Two affinal kinship terms in the Greek language, gambrós (originally “daughter’s husband” and “sister’s husband”) and pentherós (originally “wife’s father”), present difficulties in their semantics. The discussion about their antecedents in Proto-Indo-European is still open and, internally to Greek, these terms show a great variety of meaning in the Archaic and Classical periods. In light of that, this article seeks to describe the history of their semantic evolution from the 8th to the 4th century BC, as well as to indicate factors that could have influenced this development. After discussing how these terms evolved from Proto-Indo-European to Greek and after examining all of their occurrences in the Archaic and Classical periods in order to identify ego and referent in each case, the final result is a more accurate systematization of gambrós’ and pentherós’ meanings, taking into account diachrony, authors and literary genres. This systematization points to different diachronic evolutions, which lead to variations inside the same synchronies. |
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| spelling | ojs-article-155472021-08-19T17:57:49Z Kinship in ancient Greek: a study of terms for "son-in-law", "brother-in-law" and "father-in-law" Parentesco en griego antiguo: un estudio de los términos para "yerno", "cuñado" y "suegro" Parentesco em grego antigo: um estudo de termos para “genro”, “cunhado” e “sogro” Dotta, Johnny Dotta, Johnny Dotta, Johnny Proto-Indo-European Kinship Affinity Terminology Greek language Parentesco Afinidade Terminologia Língua grega Protoindo-europeu Parentesco Afinidad Terminología Idioma griego Protoindoeuropeo Two affinal kinship terms in the Greek language, gambrós (originally “daughter’s husband” and “sister’s husband”) and pentherós (originally “wife’s father”), present difficulties in their semantics. The discussion about their antecedents in Proto-Indo-European is still open and, internally to Greek, these terms show a great variety of meaning in the Archaic and Classical periods. In light of that, this article seeks to describe the history of their semantic evolution from the 8th to the 4th century BC, as well as to indicate factors that could have influenced this development. After discussing how these terms evolved from Proto-Indo-European to Greek and after examining all of their occurrences in the Archaic and Classical periods in order to identify ego and referent in each case, the final result is a more accurate systematization of gambrós’ and pentherós’ meanings, taking into account diachrony, authors and literary genres. This systematization points to different diachronic evolutions, which lead to variations inside the same synchronies. Dos términos de parentesco por afinidad en la lengua griega, gambrós (originalmente "marido de la hija" y "marido de la hermana") y pentherós (originalmente "padre de la esposa"), presentan dificultades semánticas. La discusión sobre sus antecedentes en protoindoeuropeo sigue abierta y, internamente al griego, los términos tienen una amplia variedad de significados en los períodos arcaico y clásico. Debido a esto, este artículo intenta describir la historia de su evolución semántica a partir del 8to al 4to siglo a.C., así como indicar los factores que pueden haber influido en este desarrollo. Después de discutir cómo se produjo la transición de estos términos del protoindoeuropeo al griego y examinar todas sus ocurrencias en los períodos arcaico y clásico con el fin de identificar el ego y el referente en cada caso, el resultado final es una sistematización más precisa de la distribución de los significados de gambrós y pentherós, teniendo en cuenta la diacronía , autores y géneros literarios. Esta sistematización apunta a diferentes evoluciones diacrónicas, que conducen a variaciones dentro de las mismas sincronías. Dois termos de parentesco por afinidade na língua grega, gambrós (originalmente “marido da filha” e “marido da irmã”) e pentherós (originalmente “pai da esposa”), apresentam dificuldades quanto à semântica. A discussão sobre seus antecedentes no protoindo-europeu permanece aberta e, internamente ao grego, os termos possuem grande variedade de sentido nos períodos arcaico e clássico. Tendo isso em vista, este artigo busca descrever a história de sua evolução semântica do século VIII ao IV a.C., bem como indicar fatores que podem ter influenciado esse desenvolvimento. Depois de discutir como se deu a transição desses termos do protoindo-europeu ao grego e examinar todas as suas ocorrências nos períodos arcaico e clássico com o fim de identificar ego e referente em cada caso, o resultado final é uma sistematização mais precisa da distribuição dos significados de gambrós e pentherós, levando em conta diacronia, autores e gêneros literários. Essa sistematização aponta para diferentes evoluções diacrônicas, as quais levam a variações dentro das mesmas sincronias. Universidade Estadual de Campinas 2021-08-19 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Artigo avaliado pelos Pares Texto Text Texto application/pdf https://econtents.sbu.unicamp.br/inpec/index.php/phaos/article/view/15547 10.20396/phaos.v21i00.15547 PhaoS - Revista de Estudos Clássicos; Vol. 21 (2021): Countinous Publication; e021006 PhaoS: Revista de Estudos Clássicos; Vol. 21 (2021): Publicação Contínua; e021006 Phaos: Revista de Estudos Clássicos; v. 21 (2021): Publicação Contínua; e021006 2526-8058 1676-3076 por https://econtents.sbu.unicamp.br/inpec/index.php/phaos/article/view/15547/10621 Brazil; Century VIII-IV Brasil; Siglo VIII-IV Brasil; Séculos VIII-IV Copyright (c) 2021 Johnny Dotta https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0 |
| spellingShingle | Dotta, Johnny Dotta, Johnny Dotta, Johnny Proto-Indo-European Kinship Affinity Terminology Greek language Parentesco Afinidade Terminologia Língua grega Protoindo-europeu Parentesco Afinidad Terminología Idioma griego Protoindoeuropeo Kinship in ancient Greek: a study of terms for "son-in-law", "brother-in-law" and "father-in-law" |
| title | Kinship in ancient Greek: a study of terms for "son-in-law", "brother-in-law" and "father-in-law" |
| title_full | Kinship in ancient Greek: a study of terms for "son-in-law", "brother-in-law" and "father-in-law" |
| title_fullStr | Kinship in ancient Greek: a study of terms for "son-in-law", "brother-in-law" and "father-in-law" |
| title_full_unstemmed | Kinship in ancient Greek: a study of terms for "son-in-law", "brother-in-law" and "father-in-law" |
| title_short | Kinship in ancient Greek: a study of terms for "son-in-law", "brother-in-law" and "father-in-law" |
| title_sort | kinship in ancient greek: a study of terms for "son-in-law", "brother-in-law" and "father-in-law" |
| topic | Proto-Indo-European Kinship Affinity Terminology Greek language Parentesco Afinidade Terminologia Língua grega Protoindo-europeu Parentesco Afinidad Terminología Idioma griego Protoindoeuropeo |
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