I. Introduction -- II. The Republic inscriptions -- III. Explicit evidence for regional variation: the Republic -- IV. Explicit evidence: the Empire -- V. Regionalisms in provincial texts: Gaul -- VI. Spain -- VII. Italy -- VIII. Africa -- IX. Britain -- X. Inscriptions -- XI. Conclusion
Summary
"This book establishes that Latin was never geographically uniform. The changing patterns of diversity and the determinants of variation are examined from the time of the early inscriptions of Italy, through to late antiquity and the beginnings of the Romance dialects in the western Roman provinces. This is the most comprehensive treatment ever undertaken of the regional diversification of Latin throughout its history in the Roman period."--Jacket
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 747-785) and indexes
