Greek

A History of the Language and its Speakers

Geoffrey Horrocks author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Published:3rd Jan '14

Should be back in stock very soon

This paperback is available in another edition too:

Greek cover

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
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"Highly recommended. Lower-division undergraduates through faculty; general readers." (Choice, 1 February 2011)

"…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)

ISBN: 9781118785157

Dimensions: 241mm x 168mm x 28mm

Weight: 930g

528 pages

2nd edition