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'''''The Art of Grammar''''' ({{lang-el|Τέχνη Γραμματική}} or (romanized) Technê Grammatikê) is a treatise on [[Greek language|Greek]] [[grammar]], attributed to [[Dionysius Thrax]], who wrote in the 2nd century BC. It is the first work on grammar in Greek, and also the first concerning a Western language; it sought mainly to help speakers of [[Koine Greek]] understand
'''''The Art of Grammar''''' ({{lang-el|Τέχνη Γραμματική}} or (romanized) Technē Grammatikē) is a treatise on [[Greek language|Greek]] [[grammar]], attributed to [[Dionysius Thrax]], who wrote in the 2nd century BC. It is the first work on grammar in Greek, and also the first concerning a Western language; it sought mainly to help speakers of [[Koine Greek]] understand
the language of [[Homer]] and other great poets of the past.<ref>"[http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/36604/The-Art-of-Grammar The Art of Grammar]", Encyclopædia Britannica. 2010. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. 15 July 2010.</ref>
the language of [[Homer]] and other great poets of the past.<ref>"[http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/36604/The-Art-of-Grammar The Art of Grammar]", Encyclopædia Britannica. 2010. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. 15 July 2010.</ref>



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The Art of Grammar (Template:Lang-el or (romanized) Technē Grammatikē) is a treatise on Greek grammar, attributed to Dionysius Thrax, who wrote in the 2nd century BC. It is the first work on grammar in Greek, and also the first concerning a Western language; it sought mainly to help speakers of Koine Greek understand the language of Homer and other great poets of the past.[1]

It was translated into Armenian and Syriac in the early centuries AD.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ "The Art of Grammar", Encyclopædia Britannica. 2010. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. 15 July 2010.