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Greek: A History of the Language and its Speakers traces the trajectory of the Greek language from the Mycenaean period of the second millennium BC to the current day. Widely celebrated upon its original release, this greatly expanded Second Edition explores the evolution of the Greek language in its regional and social heterogeneity and in both its spoken and written forms.
Beginning in the ancient world with the emergence and dominance of the Attic dialect in the 5th and 4th centuries BC, the book goes on to examine the subsequent development of the language during the Hellenistic and Roman periods. The text explores the tension between written varieties and evolving forms of the vernacular -- and the resultant 2000 years of diglossia -- the ever-growing gulf between what was said and what was written, and the linguistic consequences of attitudes toward language. Other topics addressed include the ancient Greek dialects, epigraphic and literary; the impact of the adoption of Greek by the Macedonians, Romans, and as a lingua franca in the East; the role of Greek in the development of Latin and modern European languages; and the position of different forms of Greek in the medieval Byzantine state. Finally, more recent problems of establishing a standard language and education system in the independent Greek state that emerged in the early 19th century are revealed, as well as the ongoing legacy of diglossia into the 1970s.
Unmatched in breadth of material and scholarly rigor, Greek: A History of the Language and its Speakers, Second Edition, remains the essential resource on the development of the Greek language.
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- Title Greek 2e
- Author Geoffrey Horrocks
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition 2nd Edition
- Pages 528
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Wiley-Blackwell
- Date 2010-03-08
- Illustrated Yes
- ISBN 9781405134156 / 1405134151
- Weight 2.38 lbs (1.08 kg)
- Dimensions 9.7 x 6.8 x 1.3 in (24.64 x 17.27 x 3.30 cm)
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Themes
- Cultural Region: Greece
- Library of Congress subjects Greek language, Modern, Greece - Civilization
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2009025375
- Dewey Decimal Code 480.9
Media reviews
Citations
- Choice, 02/01/2011, Page 0
- Reference and Research Bk News, 11/01/2010, Page 271
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