{"product_id":"greek-a-history-of-the-language-and-its-speakers-paperback","title":"Greek: A History of the Language and Its Speakers - 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\u003eGeoffrey Horrocks\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGreek: A History of the Language and its Speakers, Second Edition\u003c\/i\u003e reveals the trajectory of the Greek language from the Mycenaean period of the second millennium BC to the current day.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers a complete linguistic treatment of the history of the Greek language\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eUpdated second edition features increased coverage of the ancient evidence, as well as the roots and development of diglossia\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes maps that clearly illustrate the distribution of ancient dialects and the geographical spread of Greek in the early Middle Ages\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Highly recommended. Lower-division undergraduates through faculty; general readers.\" \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"...one of Horrocks' greatest achievements is the skill with which he demonstrates the special value of the history of Greek, thinking about the Greek language in terms of breadth and depth that are unusual among linguists working on Greek.\" \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBryn Mawr Classical Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Horrocks offers an exemplary, and unique, survey of the development of the Greek language from its Mycenaean beginnings to the present day, with a particular emphasis on the reasons for Greek's linguistic conservatism. Widely read and much praised in its first edition, this expanded and revised second edition is to be recommended even more highly to all those interested in Greek of any period.\" \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eElizabeth Jeffreys, University of Oxford\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eGreek: A History of the Language and its Speakers\u003c\/i\u003e traces the trajectory of the Greek language from the Mycenaean period of the second millennium BC to the current day. Widely celebrated upon its original release, this greatly expanded Second Edition explores the evolution of the Greek language in its regional and social heterogeneity and in both its spoken and written forms. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeginning in the ancient world with the emergence and dominance of the Attic dialect in the 5th and 4th centuries BC, the book goes on to examine the subsequent development of the language during the Hellenistic and Roman periods. The text explores the tension between written varieties and evolving forms of the vernacular and the resultant 2000 years of diglossia - the ever-growing gulf between what was said and what was written, and the linguistic consequences. Other topics addressed include the ancient Greek dialects, epigraphic and literary; the impact of the adoption of Greek by the Macedonians, Romans, and as a lingua franca in the East; the role of Greek in the development of Latin and modern European languages; and the position of different forms of Greek in the medieval Byzantine state. Finally, more recent problems of establishing a standard language and education system in the independent Greek state that emerged in the early 19th century are revealed, as well as the ongoing legacy of diglossia into the 1970s. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnmatched in breadth of material and scholarly rigor, \u003ci\u003e Greek: A History of the Language and its Speakers, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eSecond Edition, \u003c\/i\u003e remains the essential resource on the development of the Greek language.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGeoffrey Horrocks\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Comparative Philology at the University of Cambridge, UK, and Fellow of St John's College. His previous books include \u003ci\u003eSpace and Time in Homer\u003c\/i\u003e (1981), \u003ci\u003eGenerative Grammar\u003c\/i\u003e (1987), \u003ci\u003eGreek: A History of the Language and its Speakers\u003c\/i\u003e (1997), and \u003ci\u003eThe Blackwell History of the Latin Language\u003c\/i\u003e (with James Clackson, 2007).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 528\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 9.6 x 6.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 28, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52619341431091,"sku":"9781118785157","price":93.33,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/TFFUdVJ0cnQ4TVF4R1htd29pVm5SZz09.webp?v=1761926227","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/greek-a-history-of-the-language-and-its-speakers-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}