A Companion to the Latin Language

Clackson, James

A Companion to the Latin Language presents a collection of original essays from international scholars that track the development and use of the Latin language from its origins to its modern day usage.

• Brings together contributions from internationally renowned classicists, linguists and Latin language specialists
• Offers, in a single volume, a detailed account of different literary registers of the Latin language
• Explores the social and political contexts of Latin
• Includes new accounts of the Latin language in light of modern linguistic theory
• Supplemented with illustrations covering the development of the Latin alphabet

Details

Published by: Wiley-Blackwell

Publication Date: 2011-09-06

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9781405186056

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Dimensions: 254.0cm x180.3cm

Pages: 666.0