Table of Contents

1. Illustrations; 2. Preface; 3. Introduction; 4. 1. Methodology; 5. 2. The hellenistic social and linguistic context; 6. 3. Decline of ancient Greek dialects; 7. 4. Growth of various forms of koine; 8. 5. Hellenistic koine in contact with other languages; 9. 6. Conclusions; 10. Select bibliography; 11. Index of names; 12. Index of cited inscriptions; 13. Subject index