Latin alive : the survival of Latin in English and the Romance languages / Joseph B. Solodow.

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Solodow, Joseph B

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010.Description: 1 online resource (xii, 356 pages) : mapsContent type:

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9780511658518
0511658516
9780511809903
0511809905
9780511656651
0511656653
9780511657207
051165720X

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Latin alive.DDC classification:

470.9 22

LOC classification:

PA2057 .S65 2010eb

Other classification:

18.45
18.22
18.04
FN 3481
IB 1100
6,12

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Contents:

Introduction : English is not a cousin to the Romance languages, but-- -- The career of Latin, I : from earliest times to the height of Empire -- The career of Latin, II : the Empire succeeded by barbarian kingdoms -- Latin at work, I : nature of the language; names and qualities; pronunciation -- Latin at work, II : actions and states -- Vulgar Latin -- The lexicon in general; shifts in the meaning of words -- Changes in the form of words -- When words collide : conflict and resolution in the lexicon -- Immigrants : non-Latin words in the Romance languages -- The sound of Proto-Romance -- The noun in Proto-Romance -- The verb in Proto-Romance -- French -- Italian -- Spanish.

Summary: In Latin Alive, Joseph Solodow tells the story of how Latin developed into modern French, Spanish, and Italian, and deeply affected English as well. Offering a gripping narrative of language change, Solodow charts Latin's course from classical times to the modern era, with focus on the first millennium of the Common Era. Though the Romance languages evolved directly from Latin, Solodow shows how every important feature of Latin's evolution is also reflected in English. His story includes scores of intriguing etymologies, along with many concrete examples of texts, studies, scholars, anecdotes, and historical events; observations on language; and more. Written with crystalline clarity, this book tells the story of the Romance languages for the general reader and to illustrate so amply Latin's many-sided survival in English as well.

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In Latin Alive, Joseph Solodow tells the story of how Latin developed into modern French, Spanish, and Italian, and deeply affected English as well. Offering a gripping narrative of language change, Solodow charts Latin's course from classical times to the modern era, with focus on the first millennium of the Common Era. Though the Romance languages evolved directly from Latin, Solodow shows how every important feature of Latin's evolution is also reflected in English. His story includes scores of intriguing etymologies, along with many concrete examples of texts, studies, scholars, anecdotes, and historical events; observations on language; and more. Written with crystalline clarity, this book tells the story of the Romance languages for the general reader and to illustrate so amply Latin's many-sided survival in English as well.

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