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A History of the Language and its Speakers

Geoffrey Horrocks (University of Cambridge, UK)

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Wiley-Blackwell
20 December 2013

Greek: A History of the Language and its Speakers, Second Edition reveals the trajectory of the Greek language from the Mycenaean period of the second millennium BC to the current day.

Offers a complete linguistic treatment of the history of the Greek language Updated second edition features increased coverage of the ancient evidence, as well as the roots and development of diglossia Includes maps that clearly illustrate the distribution of ancient dialects and the geographical spread of Greek in the early Middle Ages

By: Geoffrey Horrocks (University of Cambridge UK)
Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: 2nd edition
Dimensions: Height: 241mm, Width: 168mm, Spine: 28mm
Weight: 930g
ISBN: 9781118785157
ISBN 10: 1118785150
Pages: 528
Publication Date: 20 December 2013
Audience: College/higher education , Further / Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Geoffrey Horrocks is Professor of Comparative Philology at the University of Cambridge, UK, and Fellow of St John's College. His previous books include Space and Time in Homer (1981), Generative Grammar (1987), Greek: A History of the Language and its Speakers (1997), and The Blackwell History of the Latin Language (with James Clackson, 2007).

Reviews for Greek: A History of the Language and its Speakers

<p> Highly recommended. Lower-division undergraduates through faculty; general readers. (Choice, 1 February 2011) <p> 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. (Bryn Mawr Classical Review, 9 May 2011)