Latin A Linguistic Introduction

Author : Renato Oniga
Publisher : Oxford University Press (UK)
ISBN 13 : 019870285X
Total Pages : 364 pages
Book Rating : 4.56/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Latin written by Renato Oniga and published by Oxford University Press (UK). This book was released on 2014 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This textbook provides a user-friendly guide to the study of the phonological, morphological, and syntactic properties of Latin. It combines clear explanations with rich examples and offers a new approach to the study of Latin from the perspective of contemporary linguistics that will appeal to undergraduate students and researchers alike.

Author : Renato Oniga
Publisher : OUP Oxford
ISBN 13 : 0191007412
Total Pages : 364 pages
Book Rating : 4.15/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Latin: A Linguistic Introduction written by Renato Oniga and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2014-08-21 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This textbook provides a detailed introduction to the study of Latin from the perspective of contemporary linguistics. It adopts some basic tenets of generative grammar in an in-depth analysis of the main phonological, morphological, and syntactic properties of Latin, and offers a step-by-step guide to the universal principles and specific parameters which shape the language, along with comparative data from English and other languages. Latin: A Linguistic Introduction is a user-friendly and essential guide to the synchronic study of Latin as a natural language. The clarity of exposition and the richness of the examples cited provide a new approach to Latin as a topic of linguistic research: although the general structure of the book is like that of a traditional Latin grammar, the discussion of grammatical rules is both more straightforward and more theoretically informed. This textbook is principally suitable for students of Latin and Romance linguistics at undergraduate level and above, but also for teachers and researchers interested in new ways of looking at the study of Latin. It differs from many other textbooks in the field by striking a valuable balance between the longstanding tradition of classical philology and the innovations of contemporary linguistics.

Author : James Noel Adams
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521817714
Total Pages : 876 pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Bilingualism and the Latin Language written by James Noel Adams and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2003-01-09 with total page 876 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the 1980s, bilingualism has become one of the main themes of sociolinguistics - but there are as yet few large-scale treatments of the subject specific to the ancient world. This book is the first work to deal systematically with bilingualism during a period of antiquity (the Roman period, down to about the fourth century AD) in the light of sociolinguistic discussions of bilingual issues. The general theme of the work is the nature of the contact between Latin and numerous other languages spoken in the Roman world. Among the many issues discussed three are prominent: code-switching (the practice of switching between two languages in the course of a single utterance) and its motivation, language contact as a cause of change in one or both of the languages in contact, and the part played by language choice and language switching in the establishment of personal and group identities.

Author : Milton M. Azevedo
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521805155
Total Pages : 364 pages
Book Rating : 4.55/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Portuguese written by Milton M. Azevedo and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2005-01-13 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Publisher Description

Author : Tore Janson
Publisher : OUP Oxford
ISBN 13 : 019155023X
Total Pages : 316 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Natural History of Latin written by Tore Janson and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2007-01-25 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beginning in Rome around 600 BC, Latin became the language of the civilized world and remained so for more than two millennia. French, Spanish, Italian, and Romanian are among its progeny and it provides the international vocabulary of law and life science. No known language, including English - itself enriched by Latin words and phrases - has achieved such success and longevity. Tore Janson tells its history from origins to present. Brilliantly conceived and written with the same light touch as his bestselling history of languages, A Natural History of Latin is a masterpiece of adroit synthesis. The author charts the expansion of Latin in the classical world, its renewed importance in the Middle Ages, and its survival into modern times. He shows how spoken and written Latin evolved in different places and its central role in European history and culture. He ends with a concise Latin grammar and lists of Latin words and phrases still in common use. Considered elitist and irrelevant in the second half of the twentieth century and often even banned from schools, Latin is now enjoying a huge revival of interest across Europe, the UK, and the USA. Tore Janson offers persuasive arguments for its value and gives direct access to its fascinating worlds, past and present.

Author : Rebecca Posner
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 370 pages
Book Rating : 4.35/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Romance Languages written by Rebecca Posner and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What is a Romance language? How is it related to other Romance languages, how did they all evolve, and what can they tell us about language in general? In this comprehensive survey Rebecca Posner, a distinguished Romance specialist, examines this group of languages from a wide variety of perspectives. Her analysis combines philological expertise with insights drawn from modern theoretical linguistics, and relates linguistic features to historical and sociological factors. Her discussion is extensively illustrated with new and original data, and an up-to-date and comprehensive bibliography is included. -- From Amazon.com.

Author : Wolfgang David Cirilo de Melo
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN 13 : 3111173542
Total Pages : 351 pages
Book Rating : 4.42/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Latin Linguistics written by Wolfgang David Cirilo de Melo and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2023-12-18 with total page 351 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Latin Linguistics is intended as an overview of the main areas of linguistics geared specifically to the scholar of Latin. The book consists of eight chapters: an introduction followed by discussions of phonology, morphology, syntax, variation linguistics, pragmatics, and sociolinguistics, with a final chapter discussing texts from three different periods to demonstrate how linguistic analysis can deepen our understanding of Latin. Most introductions to phonology cover a range of theories, such as Autosegmental Phonology or Optimality Theory; these contribute relatively little to our understanding of Latin as such. On the other hand, a Latinist needs to know how we can reconstruct pronunciation, what the limits of reconstruction are, and how closely orthography mirrors pronunciation. My chapter on phonology deals with these aspects. The same can be said, mutatis mutandis, for the other chapters. What makes this book unique, then, is the fact that it covers a wide range of topics in a deliberately selective way, tailored to the needs of Latinists.

Author : Ford
Publisher : BRILL
ISBN 13 : 9004619410
Total Pages : 129 pages
Book Rating : 4.18/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ruodlieb written by Ford and published by BRILL. This book was released on 1966-12 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Jeremy J. Smith
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 0521866774
Total Pages : 213 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Old English written by Jeremy J. Smith and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2009-04-02 with total page 213 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A clear introduction to English between the 5th century and 1066, specifically designed for use on one-term course modules.

Author : Vendryes
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317657128
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.25/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Language And Linguistic Introduction To History written by Vendryes and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-01-09 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First Published in 2005. This is a work remarkable for its scholarship, originality and independence of though. As an introduction to philology it has never been surpassed in terms of combining scholarship or accessibility. Anyone who loves words or who is at all curious about language will appreciate this book, covering as it does all the ground from every useful angle. A level headed and erudite study.