Blackwell History Latin Language

by James Clackson and Geoffrey Horrocks

Book Overview

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 of the spread of spoken Latin through the Roman Empire. The first book in English in more than 50 years to provide comprehensive coverage of the history...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1444339206
• ISBN13: 9781444339208
• Release Date: December 2010
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 8.9"