02861nam 2200637 450 991082787750332120230803213707.01-118-61070-91-118-61069-51-118-61072-5(CKB)3710000000503328(EBL)4036780(OCoLC)868973361(MiAaPQ)EBC1501633(DLC) 2013033068(Au-PeEL)EBL1501633(CaPaEBR)ebr10788061(CaONFJC)MIL538165(OCoLC)855909963(MiAaPQ)EBC4036780(Au-PeEL)EBL4036780(CaPaEBR)ebr11111275(EXLCZ)99371000000050332820131109d2014 uy 0engur|n|---|||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierA brief history of ancient Greek /Stephen ColvinFirst Edition.Chichester, England :Wiley-Blackwell,2014.©20141 online resource (184 p.)Brief histories of the ancient worldDescription based upon print version of record.1-306-06914-9 1-4051-4925-6 Includes bibliographical references and index.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."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 transliterates and translates all Greek as appropriate, and is therefore accessible to readers who know little or no Greek Written in the framework of modern sociolinguistic theory, relating the development of Ancient Greek to its social and political context Reflects the latest thinking on subjects such as Koine Greek and the relationship between literary and vernacular Greek "--Provided by publisher.Brief histories of the ancient world.Greek languageHistoryGreek language, Hellenistic (300 B.C.-600 A.D.)Greek languageHistory.Greek language, Hellenistic (300 B.C.-600 A.D.)480.09LAN009000bisacshColvin Stephen224113MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910827877503321A brief history of ancient Greek3932101UNINA