{"product_id":"blackwell-history-latin-language-paperback","title":"Blackwell History Latin Language - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJames Clackson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eGeoffrey Horrocks\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis 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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cli\u003eThe first book in English in more than 50 years to provide comprehensive coverage of the history of the Latin language\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eGives a full account of the transformation of the language in the context of the rise and fall of Ancient Rome\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePresents up-to-date commentary on the key linguistic issues\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMakes use of carefully selected texts, many of which have only recently come to light\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes maps and glossary as well as fully translated and annotated sample texts that illustrate the different stages of the language\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAccessible to readers without a formal knowledge of Latin or linguistics\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJames Clackson\u003c\/strong\u003e is University Senior Lecturer in Classics at the University of Cambridge. He is the author of \u003cem\u003eThe Linguistic Relationship between Armenian and Greek\u003c\/em\u003e (1994), \u003cem\u003eIndo-European Linguistics: An Introduction\u003c\/em\u003e (2007), as well as articles on classical and Indo-European philology. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGeoffrey Horrocks\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor of Comparative Philology at Cambridge. He is the author of \u003cem\u003eSpace and Time in Homer\u003c\/em\u003e (1981), \u003cem\u003eGenerative Grammar\u003c\/em\u003e (1987), \u003cem\u003eGreek: A History of the Language and its Speakers\u003c\/em\u003e (1997), as well as of many articles on the history and structure of Greek from antiquity to the present day; he is also co-editor of \u003cem\u003eThemes in Greek Linguistics\u003c\/em\u003e (1998) and \u003cem\u003eStudies in Greek Syntax\u003c\/em\u003e (1999).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 13, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52585007644979,"sku":"9781444339208","price":109.51,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/aDRLK0JBUCtxYkVGOThKbmlpR2Vndz09.webp?v=1761602276","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/blackwell-history-latin-language-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}