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Author Colvin, Stephen

Title A brief history of ancient Greek / Stephen Colvin
Edition First edition
Published Hoboken : Wiley-Blackwell, 2014

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Description 1 online resource
Series Brief histories of the ancient world
Brief histories of the ancient world.
Contents The Indo-European Beginnings -- An Aegean Co-Production -- Mycenean Greek -- The Dark Ages -- The Alphabet -- The Greek Dialects -- Homer and the Epic Tradition -- The Language of Greek Poetry -- Bare Words: the Start of a Common Language -- Greek to Romaic and back
Summary "A Brief History of Ancient Greek accessibly depicts the social history of this ancient language from its Indo-European roots to the present day. Explains key relationships between the language and literature of the Classical period (500 - 300 BC) Provides a social history of the language which transliterates and translates all Greek as appropriate, and is therefore accessible to readers who know little or no Greek Written in the framework of modern sociolinguistic theory, relating the development of Ancient Greek to its social and political context Reflects the latest thinking on subjects such as Koine Greek and the relationship between literary and vernacular Greek "-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Print version record and CIP data provided by publisher
Subject Greek language -- History
Greek language, Hellenistic (300 B.C.-600 A.D.)
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Linguistics -- General.
Greek language.
Greek language, Hellenistic (300 B.C.-600 A.D.)
Genre/Form History.
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2013033068
ISBN 9781118610701
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