A natural history of Latin /

A natural history of Latin /

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Author / Creator:	Janson, Tore, 1936-
Uniform title:	Latin. English
Imprint:	Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2004.
Description:	1 online resource (x, 305 pages)
Language:	English
Subject:	Latin language -- History. Latin language, Medieval and modern -- History. Latin language. Latin language, Medieval and modern. Electronic books. History.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11152765

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Other authors / contributors:	Sørensen, Merethe Damsgård. Vincent, Nigel.
ISBN:	9781429470681 1429470682 9780199263097 0199263094 9780191532382 019153238X 0199263094 9786610756599 6610756597 9780199214051 0199214050
Notes:	Translation of: Latin : kulturen, historien, språket. Stockholm : Wahlström and Widstrand, 2002. Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-299) and index. Restrictions unspecified Electronic reproduction. [Place of publication not identified]: HathiTrust Digital Library. 2021. Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 Translation of: Latin : kulturen, historien, språket. Stockholm : Wahlström and Widstrand, 2002. digitized 2021. HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve Print version record.
Summary:	Latin is alive and well. Beginning in Rome around 600 BC it became the international language of the civilized world for 2,000 years. French, Spanish, Italian, and Romanian are among its direct descendants. It provides the vocabulary for law and life science. No known language, including English - itself enriched by Latin words and phrases - has achieved such success and longevity. This book tells its history from origins to the present. Brilliantly conceived, popularizing but. authoritative, and written with the fluency and light touch that have made the author's Speak so attractive to tens o.
Other form:	Print version: Janson, Tore, 1936- Latin. English. Natural history of Latin. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2004 0199263094 9780199263097

Table of Contents:

Contents; Foreword; Part I: Latin and the Romans; Part II: Latin and Europe; Part III: About the Grammar; Part IV: Basic Vocabulary; Part V: Common Phrases and Expressions; Suggested reading; Index.