‘Most likely to succeed’: Degree Adverbs Specifying Probability in Classical Greek
<p>Several degree adverbs can express an assessment of probability and so function as attitudinal disjuncts, as is illustrated (especially in Thucydides) by examples using μάλιστα, ἥκιστα, μᾶλλον, and others.</p>
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Duke University
2014-11-01
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| Series: | Greek, Roman, and Byzantine Studies |
| Online Access: | http://grbs.library.duke.edu/article/view/15189 |
| Summary: | <p>Several degree adverbs can express an assessment of probability and so function as attitudinal disjuncts, as is illustrated (especially in Thucydides) by examples using μάλιστα, ἥκιστα, μᾶλλον, and others.</p> |
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| ISSN: | 0017-3916 2159-3159 |