Diathesis and Middle Voice in the Syriac Ancient Grammatical Tradition: The Translations and Adaptations of the Téchne Grammatiké and the Arabic Model

Diathesis and Middle Voice in the Syriac Ancient Grammatical Tradition: The Translations and Adaptations of the Téchne Grammatiké and the Arabic ModelAramaic StudiesSyriaca.org: The Syriac Reference PortalThe National Endowment for the HumanitiesThe International Balzan Prize FoundationDavid A. Michelsoncbsc_adminRecord added to Zotero bycbsc_adminSyriaca.org: The Syriac Reference Portalhttp://syriaca.org/cbss/BLWRFPKT/tei

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CREATED: This bibl record was autogenerated from a Zotero record.MargheritaFarinaDiathesis and Middle Voice in the Syriac Ancient Grammatical Tradition: The Translations and Adaptations of the Téchne Grammatiké and the Arabic Modelhttp://syriaca.org/cbss/BLWRFPKThttps://www.zotero.org/groups/a_comprehensive_bibliography_on_syriac_studies/items/BLWRFPKThttps://www.zotero.org/groups/4861694/items/BLWRFPKTAramaic Studies6:22008175-193A number of ancient Syriac grammars are analysed, as far as the passages related to diathesis are concerned. It appears that the concept and the definition of diathesis vary diachronically, but also according to the theoretical framework chosen by the authors. The influence of different Greek and Arabic models (and of their interactions) causes variation in the perspective under which diathesis is conceived and described. Particular attention is devoted to the middle diathesis, which is attributed to Syriac exclusively in the translation of the Téchne Grammatiké, made by Huzaya in the VI century. The comparison of the Greek original with the Syriac translation may also shed some light on the concept of middle diathesis, as meant in the Téchne. Farina, Margherita. “Diathesis and Middle Voice in the Syriac Ancient Grammatical Tradition: The Translations and Adaptations of the Téchne Grammatiké and the Arabic Model.” Aramaic Studies 6:2 (2008): 175–93. Margherita Farina, Diathesis and Middle Voice in the Syriac Ancient Grammatical Tradition: The Translations and Adaptations of the Téchne Grammatiké and the Arabic Model,” Aramaic Studies 6:2 (2008): 175–93.Classical SyriacDionysius the ThracianGreek literatureHuzayaMuslim-Christian relationsSyriac languageVI CEgrammar [native]translations from Greektranslations into Syriac