| Bilingualism and the Latin Language Contributor(s): Adams, J. N. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521731518 ISBN-13: 9780521731515 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $47.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2008 Annotation: First systematic and wide-ranging treatment of problems of communication involving Latin in the Roman world. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines - Foreign Language Study | Latin - Foreign Language Study | Ancient Languages (see Also Latin) |
| Dewey: 470.42 |
| Physical Information: 1.7" H x 5.9" W x 8.8" (2.50 lbs) 866 pages |
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| Publisher Description: This book deals systematically with communication problems in the Roman world where numerous languages apart from Latin and Greek were spoken. How did the Romans communicate with their subjects in the remoter parts of the Empire? What linguistic policies did they pursue? Differing forms of bilingualism developed, which had a significant effect on the way the Romans and their subjects thought, spoke and wrote. A wide range of cultural, historical and linguistic questions concerning the varying developments in bilingualism are addressed. |
Contributor Bio(s): Adams, J. N.: - J. N. Adams is a Senior Research Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford and a Fellow of the British Academy. He was previously Professor of Latin at the Universities of Manchester and Reading. |