{"product_id":"greek-9781405134156","title":"Greek","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGreek: A History of the Language and its Speakers, Second Edition\u003c\/i\u003e reveals the trajectory of the Greek language from the Mycenaean period of the second millennium BC to the current day.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers a complete linguistic treatment of the history of the Greek language\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eUpdated second edition features increased coverage of the ancient evidence, as well as the roots and development of diglossia\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes maps that clearly illustrate the distribution of ancient dialects and the geographical spread of Greek in the early Middle Ages\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Highly recommended. Lower-division undergraduates through faculty; general readers.\" (Choice, 1 February 2011)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e   \u003cp\u003e\"The text is likewise to be recommended to individuals interested in the effects of politics, military history, and culture on the history of language. In fact, perhaps 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)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis second takes account of reviews of the first and of the 2006 Greek translation.\" (\u003ci\u003eBook News Inc,\u003c\/i\u003e November 2010)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePreface to the First Edition xii\u003c\/i\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePreface to the Second Edition xv\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIPA Chart xvii\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Greek Alphabet xviii\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIntroduction: The Scope and Purpose of This Book 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART I Ancient Greek: From Mycenae to\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003ethe Roman Empire 7\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 The Ancient Greek Dialects 9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Classical Greek: Official and Literary ‘Standards’ 43\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 The Rise of Attic 67\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Greek in the Hellenistic World 79\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Greek in the Roman Empire 124\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Spoken Koine in the Roman Period 160\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART II Byzantium: From Constantine I to Mehmet the Conqueror 189\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Historical Prelude 191\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Greek in the Byzantine Empire: The Major Issues 207\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Byzantine Belles Lettres 231\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 The Written Koine in Byzantium 244\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Spoken Greek in the Byzantine Empire: The Principal Developments 273\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Texts in the ‘Vernacular’ 325\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePART III Modern Greek: From the Ottoman Empire to the European Union 371\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Ottoman Rule and the War of Independence 373\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Spoken Greek in the Ottoman Period 379\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Written Greek in the Turkish Period 413\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 The History of the Modern Greek State 428\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 The ‘Language Question’ and its Resolution 438\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBibliography 471\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIndex 493\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley and Sons Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49407872336215,"sku":"9781405134156","price":154.76,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781405134156.jpg?v=1730500808","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/greek-9781405134156","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}