The Blackwell history of the Latin language

This text makes use of contemporary work in linguistics to provide up-to-date commentary on the development of Latin, from its prehistoric origins in the Indo-European language family, through the earliest texts, to the creation of the Classical Language of Cicero and Vergil, and examines the impact...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Clackson, James (-)
Otros Autores: Horrocks, Geoffrey
Formato: Libro
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Malden : Blackwell 2007
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Acceso en línea:Sumario
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Latin and Indo-European
  • The languages of Italy
  • The background to standardisation
  • 'Old' Latin and its varieties in the period c. 400-150 BC
  • The road to standardisation : Roman Latin of the 3rd and 2nd centuries BC
  • Elite Latin in the late Republic and early Empire
  • Sub-elite Latin in the Empire
  • Latin in late antiquity and beyond.