TY - BOOK AU - Clackson,James TI - A companion to the Latin language T2 - Blackwell companions to the ancient world SN - 9781444343366 AV - PA2057 .C66 2011eb U1 - 470 22 PY - 2011/// CY - Chichester, West Sussex, Malden, MA PB - Wiley-Blackwell KW - Latin language KW - History KW - Latin philology KW - FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY KW - Latin KW - bisacsh KW - fast KW - Latein KW - gnd KW - historia KW - sao KW - Klassisk filologi KW - Electronic books N1 - Includes bibliographical references and indexes; Sources -- The language -- Latin through time -- Literary registers of Latin -- Latin in social and political contexts N2 - A Companion to the Latin Language presents a collection of original essays from international scholars that track the development and use of the Latin language from its origins to its modern day usage. Brings together contributions from internationally renowned classicists, linguists and Latin language specialistsOffers, in a single volume, a detailed account of different literary registers of the Latin languageExplores the social and political contexts of LatinIncludes new accounts of the Latin language in light of modern linguistic theorySupplemented with illustrations covering the developme UR - http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9781444343397 ER -