Greek: A History of the Language and its Speakers / Edition 2

ISBN-13:	9781118785157
Publisher:	Wiley
Publication date:	01/28/2014
Edition description:	2nd Revised ed.
Pages:	528
Sales rank:	252,489
Product dimensions:	6.70(w) x 9.60(h) x 1.00(d)

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