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Record Nr.

UNISA996210681203316

Autore

Gera Deborah Levine

Titolo

Ancient Greek ideas on speech, language, and civilization

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2003

ISBN

0-19-171957-9

0-19-925616-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xii, 252 p.)

Disciplina

880.935

Soggetti

Language and languages - Origin

Linguistics in literature - History and criticism

Sociolinguistics - History

Greek literature

Civilization

Languages & Literatures

Philology & Linguistics

Greek & Latin Languages & Literatures

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Sommario/riassunto

The source and nature of earliest speech and civilization are puzzles which have intrigued people for many centuries. This study explores ancient Greek views on the source and nature of the world's first society and first language.