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020 _a9781139105743 (ebook)
020 _z9781107020597 (hardback)
040 _aUkCbUP
_beng
_erda
_cUkCbUP
050 0 0 _aDC62
_b.M85 2013
082 0 0 _a306.44/609364
_223
100 1 _aMullen, Alex,
_eauthor.
245 1 0 _aSouthern Gaul and the Mediterranean :
_bMultilingualism and Multiple Identities in the Iron Age and Roman Periods /
_cAlex Mullen.
246 3 _aSouthern Gaul & the Mediterranean
264 1 _aCambridge :
_bCambridge University Press,
_c2013.
300 _a1 online resource (473 pages) :
_bdigital, PDF file(s).
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
490 0 _aCambridge Classical Studies
500 _aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 04 Apr 2016).
520 _aThe interactions of the Celtic-speaking communities of Southern Gaul with the Mediterranean world have intrigued commentators since antiquity. This book combines sociolinguistics and archaeology to bring to life the multilingualism and multiple identities of the region from the foundation of the Greek colony of Massalia in 600 BC to the final phases of Roman Imperial power. It builds on the interest generated by the application of modern bilingualism theory to ancient evidence by modelling language contact and community dynamics and adopting an innovative interdisciplinary approach. This produces insights into the entanglements and evolving configurations of a dynamic zone of cultural contact. Key foci of contact-induced change are exposed and new interpretations of cultural phenomena highlight complex origins and influences from the entire Mediterranean koine. Southern Gaul reveals itself to be fertile ground for considering the major themes of multilingualism, ethnolinguistic vitality, multiple identities, colonialism and Mediterraneanization.
776 0 8 _iPrint version:
_z9781107020597
830 0 _aCambridge Classical Studies.
856 4 0 _uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139105743
942 _2Dewey Decimal Classification
_ceBooks
999 _c37345
_d37345