Alloglо̄ssoi - Multilingualism and Minority Languages in Ancient Europe

The studies presented in this volume deal with numerous and often undervalued aspects of multilingualism in Ancient Europe and the Mediterranean. Primarily, but not exclusively, they explore the impact of the great transnational languages, Greek and Latin, on numerous indigenous languages: the latter mostly disappeared apart from a number of written texts, often not well comprehensible, but at the same time provided the dominant languages with loanwords, some of them destined to enduring success. Moreover, Greek and Latin were remarkably affected by their mutual contact, with the complication that Greek was notoriously far from monolithic, and in some areas its different dialects intermingled with each other and with the local languages. The case studies of this volume were conducted in the frame of a European HERA research on Multilingualism and Minority Languages in Ancient Europe, which covered a number of very diverse areas, with an emphasis on Sicily and Southern Italy, Illyria, Epirus, Macedonia, Thrace, Egypt and Asia Minor (also in medieval and modern times). This book makes indispensable reading for anyone with an interest in multilingualism and language contact in Ancient Europe.

General

Imprint:	De Gruyter
Country of origin:	Germany
Series:	Trends in Classics – Greek and Latin Linguistics
Release date:	December 2023
First published:	2024
Editors:	Albio Cesare Cassio • Sara Kaczko
Dimensions:	230 x 155mm (L x W)
Pages:	280
ISBN-13:	978-3-11-077952-3
Categories:	Books Promotions
LSN:	3-11-077952-8
Barcode:	9783110779523

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