Homeric Voices

Elizabeth Minchin is Reader in the School of Language Studies, Australian National University.

Minchin's systematic exploration of the sociolinguistics of the Homeric speeches makes an important step forward in our undertstanding of direct speech in Homer

• I. DISCOURSE AND MEMORY ; 1. Speech acts in Homer: the rebuke as a case-study ; 2. On declining an invitation: context, form, and function ; 3. Questions in the Odyssey: rhythm and regularity ; 4. Hysteron proton in questions and answers ; 5. Verbal behaviour in its social context: three question strategies in the Odyssey ; II. DISCOURSE AND GENDER ; 6. Linguistic choices in Homer: rebukes and protests ; 7. Competitive and co-operative strategies I: information questions ; 8. Competitive and co-operative strategies II: directives ; 9. Competitive and co-operative strategies III: interruptions ; 10. Storytelling and gender