A brief history of ancient Greek /

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Colvin, Stephen
• Μορφή: Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Hoboken : Wiley-Blackwell, 2014.
• Έκδοση: First edition.
• Σειρά: Brief histories of the ancient world.
• Θέματα: Greek language > History.; Greek language, Hellenistic (300 B.C.-600 A.D.); Greek language > Influence on Latin.; Latin language > Foreign elements > Greek.; LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Linguistics > General.; Greek language.; Electronic books.; History.

"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...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• 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.