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A History of Ancient Greek: From the Beginnings to Late Antiquity, Book 1

Anastassios-Fivos Christidis

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Description:This book provides the most comprehensive account of the history of the Greek language from its beginnings to late antiquity. In this revised and expanded translation of the Greek original published in 2001, a distinguished international team of scholars goes beyond a merely technical treatment of the subject by examining the languages relationship with politics, society and culture. An attempt is made to cover all aspects of the history of Greek, including those that are usually considered marginal, such as obscene language, the language of the gods and child talk. Other topics which receive particular emphasis are language contact and translation practices in antiquity. The books clear organisation and concise chapters make it highly readable and accessible to non-specialists, and the text is supported by example passages from primary sources and numerous informative illustrations. It is an essential reference work for all those interested in the history of Greek.In 2015, Cambridge published a 2-volume set. Book 1 contains pages numbering 1-868. Book 2 contains pages numbering 869-1512. Both volumes contain the same index with its original numeration, pages 1513-1617.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with A History of Ancient Greek: From the Beginnings to Late Antiquity, Book 1. To get started finding A History of Ancient Greek: From the Beginnings to Late Antiquity, Book 1, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 868

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Release: 2015

ISBN: 1107123232

Description: This book provides the most comprehensive account of the history of the Greek language from its beginnings to late antiquity. In this revised and expanded translation of the Greek original published in 2001, a distinguished international team of scholars goes beyond a merely technical treatment of the subject by examining the languages relationship with politics, society and culture. An attempt is made to cover all aspects of the history of Greek, including those that are usually considered marginal, such as obscene language, the language of the gods and child talk. Other topics which receive particular emphasis are language contact and translation practices in antiquity. The books clear organisation and concise chapters make it highly readable and accessible to non-specialists, and the text is supported by example passages from primary sources and numerous informative illustrations. It is an essential reference work for all those interested in the history of Greek.In 2015, Cambridge published a 2-volume set. Book 1 contains pages numbering 1-868. Book 2 contains pages numbering 869-1512. Both volumes contain the same index with its original numeration, pages 1513-1617.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with A History of Ancient Greek: From the Beginnings to Late Antiquity, Book 1. To get started finding A History of Ancient Greek: From the Beginnings to Late Antiquity, Book 1, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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