Bilingualism and the Latin Language
Bilingualism and the Latin Language

Author: James Noel Adams

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2003-01-09

Total Pages: 876

ISBN-13: 9780521817714

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Since the 1980s, bilingualism has become one of the main themes of sociolinguistics - but there are as yet few large-scale treatments of the subject specific to the ancient world. This book is the first work to deal systematically with bilingualism during a period of antiquity (the Roman period, down to about the fourth century AD) in the light of sociolinguistic discussions of bilingual issues. The general theme of the work is the nature of the contact between Latin and numerous other languages spoken in the Roman world. Among the many issues discussed three are prominent: code-switching (the practice of switching between two languages in the course of a single utterance) and its motivation, language contact as a cause of change in one or both of the languages in contact, and the part played by language choice and language switching in the establishment of personal and group identities.

Bilingualism in Ancient Society
Bilingualism in Ancient Society

Author: James Noel Adams

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 502

ISBN-13: 9780199245062

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Bilingualism has seen an explosion of work in recent years. This volume introduces classicists, ancient historians and other scholars interested in sociolinguistic research into evidence of bilingualism in the ancient Mediterranean.

Social Variation and the Latin Language
Social Variation and the Latin Language

Author: J. N. Adams

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2013-05-23

Total Pages: 957

ISBN-13: 1107354692

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Languages show variations according to the social class of speakers and Latin was no exception, as readers of Petronius are aware. The Romance languages have traditionally been regarded as developing out of a 'language of the common people' (Vulgar Latin), but studies of modern languages demonstrate that linguistic change does not merely come, in the social sense, 'from below'. There is change from above, as prestige usages work their way down the social scale, and change may also occur across the social classes. This book is a history of many of the developments undergone by the Latin language as it changed into Romance, demonstrating the varying social levels at which change was initiated. About thirty topics are dealt with, many of them more systematically than ever before. Discussions often start in the early Republic with Plautus, and the book is as much about the literary language as about informal varieties.

A Companion to the Latin Language
A Companion to the Latin Language

Author: James Clackson

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2011-07-28

Total Pages: 546

ISBN-13: 1444343378

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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 specialists Offers, in a single volume, a detailed account of different literary registers of the Latin language Explores the social and political contexts of Latin Includes new accounts of the Latin language in light of modern linguistic theory Supplemented with illustrations covering the development of the Latin alphabet

Bilingualism and Identity
Bilingualism and Identity

Author: Mercedes Niño-Murcia

Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing

Published: 2008-04-02

Total Pages: 375

ISBN-13: 9027290431

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Sociolinguists have been pursuing connections between language and identity for several decades. But how are language and identity related in bilingualism and multilingualism? Mobilizing the most current methodology, this collection presents new research on language identity and bilingualism in three regions where Spanish coexists with other languages. The cases are Spanish-English contact in the United States, Spanish-indigenous language contact in Latin America, and Spanish-regional language contact in Spain. This is the first comparativist book to examine language and identity construction among bi- or multilingual speakers while keeping one of the languages constant. The sociolinguistic standing of Spanish varies among the three regions depending whether or not it is a language of prestige. Comparisons therefore afford a strong constructivist perspective on how linguistic ideologies affect bi/multilingual identity formation.

The Language of Roman Letters
The Language of Roman Letters

Author: Olivia Elder

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2019-10-03

Total Pages: 349

ISBN-13: 1108480160

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Explores in depth how bilingualism in the correspondence of elite Romans illuminates their lives, relationships and identities.

Bilingual Europe
Bilingual Europe

Author: Jan Bloemendal

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2015-03-13

Total Pages: 249

ISBN-13: 9004289631

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Bilingual Europe makes clear that Latin played an important role in European culture for a much longer period than we thought and it explores how and why this was so.

Neo-Latin and the Vernaculars
Neo-Latin and the Vernaculars

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Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2018-11-12

Total Pages: 265

ISBN-13: 9004386408

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The early modern world was profoundly bilingual: alongside the emerging vernaculars, Latin continued to be pervasively used well into the 18th century. Authors were often active in and conversant with both vernacular and Latin discourses. The language they chose for their writings depended on various factors, be they social, cultural, or merely aesthetic, and had an impact on how and by whom these texts were received. Due to the increasing interest in Neo-Latin studies, early modern bilingualism has recently been attracting attention. This volumes provides a series of case studies focusing on key aspects of early modern bilingualism, such as language choice, translations/rewritings, and the interferences between vernacular and Neo-Latin discourses. Contributors are Giacomo Comiati, Ronny Kaiser, Teodoro Katinis, Francesco Lucioli, Giuseppe Marcellino, Marianne Pade, Maxim Rigaux, Florian Schaffenrath, Claudia Schindler, Federica Signoriello, Thomas Velle, Alexander Winkler.

The Regional Diversification of Latin 200 BC - AD 600
The Regional Diversification of Latin 200 BC - AD 600

Author: J. N. Adams

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2007-12-13

Total Pages: 849

ISBN-13: 1139468812

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Classical Latin appears to be without regional dialects, yet Latin evolved in little more than a millennium into a variety of different languages. This book argues comprehensively that Latin in fact never lacked regional variations and examines the changing patterns and causes of this diversity throughout the Roman period.

Bilingual Education in South America
Bilingual Education in South America

Author: Anne-Marie De Mejía

Publisher: Multilingual Matters

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 160

ISBN-13: 9781853598197

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This book presents a vision of bilingual education in six South American nations: three Andean countries, Peru, Ecuador, and Colombia, and three 'Southern Cone' countries, Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay. It provides an integrated perspective, including work carried out in majority as well as minority language contexts, referring to developments in the fields of indigeneous, Deaf, and international bilingual and multilingual provision.