Title: A Brief History of Ancient Greek
Description: "A Brief History of Ancient Greek accessibly depicts the social history of this ancient language from its Indo-European roots to the present day. Explains key relationships between the language and literature of the Classical period (500 - 300 BC) Provides a social history of the language which transliterates and translates all Greek as appropriate, and is therefore accessible to readers who know little or no Greek Written in the framework of modern sociolinguistic theory, relating the development of Ancient Greek to its social and political context Reflects the latest thinking on subjects such as Koine Greek and the relationship between literary and vernacular Greek "--
Subjects: Greek language, History, Greek language, Hellenistic (300 B.C.-600 A.D.), LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General, Greek language, history