{"product_id":"greek-a-history-of-the-language-and-its-speakers-9781118785157","title":"Greek: A History of the Language and Its Speakers","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGreek: A History of the Language and its Speakers, Second Edition\u003c\/i\u003e reveals the trajectory of the Greek language from the Mycenaean period of the second millennium BC to the current day.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers a complete linguistic treatment of the history of the Greek language\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eUpdated second edition features increased coverage of the ancient evidence, as well as the roots and development of diglossia\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes maps that clearly illustrate the distribution of ancient dialects and the geographical spread of Greek in the early Middle Ages\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGeoffrey Horrocks\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor of Comparative Philology at the University of Cambridge, UK, and Fellow of St John's College. His previous books include \u003ci\u003eSpace and Time in Homer\u003c\/i\u003e (1981), \u003ci\u003eGenerative Grammar\u003c\/i\u003e (1987), \u003ci\u003eGreek: A History of the Language and its Speakers\u003c\/i\u003e (1997), and \u003ci\u003eThe Blackwell History of the Latin Language\u003c\/i\u003e (with James Clackson, 2007).\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50414762426642,"sku":"9781118785157","price":55.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_f9bd98f7-d6f2-4fc6-80f3-bdd0cb3f8821.jpg?v=1729382420","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/greek-a-history-of-the-language-and-its-speakers-9781118785157","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}