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Language and Society in the Greek and Roman Worlds (Hardcover)
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Language and Society in the Greek and Roman Worlds (Hardcover)
Series: Key Themes in Ancient History
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Texts written in Latin, Greek and other languages provide ancient
historians with their primary evidence, but the role of language as
a source for understanding the ancient world is often overlooked.
Language played a key role in state-formation and the spread of
Christianity, the construction of ethnicity, and negotiating
positions of social status and group membership. Language could
reinforce social norms and shed light on taboos. This book presents
an accessible account of ways in which linguistic evidence can
illuminate topics such as imperialism, ethnicity, social mobility,
religion, gender and sexuality in the ancient world, without
assuming the reader has any knowledge of Greek or Latin, or of
linguistic jargon. It describes the rise of Greek and Latin at the
expense of other languages spoken around the Mediterranean and
details the social meanings of different styles, and the attitudes
of ancient speakers towards linguistic differences.
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