Beobachtungen zum griechisch-lateinischen Sprachverhältnis an der Schwarzmeerküste

Galdi, Giovanbattista (2009) Beobachtungen zum griechisch-lateinischen Sprachverhältnis an der Schwarzmeerküste. Acta Antiqua, 49 (1). pp. 51-67. ISSN 0044-5975

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Abstract

The intent of this paper is to present some considerations on the language of the inscriptions found in Scythia Minor, a region located on the northeast side of Moesia Inferior, in the area between Callatis and Noviodonum. The analysis is based on the Greek and Latin epigraphs collected in the four volumes of the Inscriptiones Daciae et Scythiae Minoris antiquae edited by Pippidi-Russu. The examination of the Greek epigraphs reveals a substantial stability of the language, which results from the clear Greek background of the territory. Apart from the older inscriptions of Callatis (a colony of Megara), which typically display dorian features, the great bulk of the Greek texts are characterised by very common phenomena of the koiné . On the other side, the Latin documents show a high frequency of substandard variations in the morphological and syntactical domain (as compared to the other eastern provinces), a situation which seems to reflect a poor linguistic competence of the speakers.

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