Language and linguistic contact in ancient Sicily /

"Within the field of ancient bilingualism, Sicily represents a unique terrain for analysis as a result of its incredibly rich linguistic history, in which 'colonial' languages belonging to branches as diverse as Italic (Oscan and Latin), Greek and Semitic (Phoenician) interacted with...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Tribulato, Olga, 1975- (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge [England] : Cambridge University Press, [2012]
Colección:Cambridge classical studies.
Temas:
Forntiden
Bilingualism > Italy > Sicily > History.
Sociolinguistics > Italy > Sicily > History.
Greek language, Medieval and late > Dialects > Italy > Sicily > History.
Latin language > Dialects > Italy > Sicily > History.
Greek language, Medieval and late > Dialects > Italy > Sicily > Foreign elements > Latin.
Latin language > Dialects > Italy > Sicily > Foreign elements > Greek.
Greek language > Influence on Latin.
Historical linguistics > Italy > Sicily.
Sociolinguistique > Italie > Sicile > Histoire.
Grec byzantin (Langue) > Dialectes > Italie > Sicile > Histoire.
Latin (Langue) > Dialectes > Italie > Sicile > Histoire.
Linguistique historique > Italie > Sicile.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Linguistics > Sociolinguistics.
Bilingualism.
Greek language, Medieval and late > Dialects.
Historical linguistics.
Latin language > Dialects.
Sociolinguistics.
Antike
Sprachkontakt
Flerspråkighet.
Språkkontakter.
Italy > Languages > Pre-Italic.
Italy.
Italy > Sicily.
Sizilien
Italien > Sicilien.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:"Within the field of ancient bilingualism, Sicily represents a unique terrain for analysis as a result of its incredibly rich linguistic history, in which 'colonial' languages belonging to branches as diverse as Italic (Oscan and Latin), Greek and Semitic (Phoenician) interacted with the languages of the natives (the elusive Sicel, Sicanian and Elymian). The result of this ancient melting-pot was a culture characterised by 'postcolonial' features such as ethnic hybridity, multilingualism and artistic and literary experimentation. While Greek soon emerged as the leading language, dominating official communication and literature, epigraphic sources and indirect evidence show that the minority languages held their ground down to the fifth century BCE, and in some cases beyond. The first two parts of the volume discuss these languages and their interaction with Greek, while the third part focuses on the sociolinguistic revolution brought about by the arrival of the Romans"--
Descripción Física:1 online resource
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781139840477
1139840479
9781139248938
1139248936
9781139842853
1139842854

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