A Brief History of Ancient Greek

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Stephen Colvin (University College London, UK)

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Wiley-Blackwell
20 December 2013

Historical & comparative linguistics

Series: Wiley Brief Histories of the Ancient World

A BRIEF HISTORY OF Ancient Greek Attested since the fourteenth century BC, and still spoken today by over 10 million people, Greek has been one of the most influential languages in human history. English, Spanish, French, Russian, and Arabic are among the many languages to have borrowed key terms and concepts from Greek.

A Brief History of Ancient Greek takes the reader through the history of this ancient language from its Indo-European beginnings right up to the present day, and explains key relationships between the language and literature of the Classical period (500–300 bc). The development of the language is also related to the social and political context, in line with modern sociolinguistic thought. The book reflects the latest scholarship on subjects such as koine Greek, and the relationship between literary and vernacular Greek.

All Greek is transliterated and translated where appropriate, so that the text is accessible to readers who know little or no Greek, including scholars and students who require an accessible overview of the history of the language, or linguists and professionals who need a quick source of data and background information.

By: Stephen Colvin (University College London UK)
Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 236mm, Width: 161mm, Spine: 18mm
Weight: 449g
ISBN: 9781405149259
ISBN 10: 1405149256
Series: Wiley Brief Histories of the Ancient World
Pages: 240
Publication Date: 20 December 2013
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Stephen Colvin is Reader in Classics and Historical Linguistics at University College London. Previously, he was Associate Professor in the Department of Classics at Yale. He is the author of Dialect in Aristophanes (1999), A Historical Greek Reader (2007), and editor of The Greco-Roman East: Politics, Culture, Society (2004).

Reviews for A Brief History of Ancient Greek

?In A Brief History of Ancient Greek, Stephen Colvin provides a lucid, authoritative, and highly engaging introduction to the first two thousand years of the Greek language.? ?Brent Vine, UCLA ?Colvin's history is authoritative and elegantly written, elucidating a great deal of complicated material with minimal fuss.? ?Joshua T. Katz, Princeton University ?A thoroughly well-informed, lucid, and sensitive presentation of the history of ancient Greek: this book is clear, accessible, and at the same time admirably careful with facts, concepts, and debates.? ?Philomen Probert , Wolfson College, Oxford