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Title Migration, mobility and language contact in and around the ancient Mediterranean / edited by James Clackson [and 4 others]
Published Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambdridge University Press, 2020
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Series Cambridge classical studies
Cambridge classical studies.
Contents Inter-ethnic mobility in pre-Roman Etruria : the contribution of onomastics / Daniele F. Maras -- Elusive migrants of ancient Italy / Elena Isayev -- The language of mobile craftsmen in the Western Mediterranean / Katherine McDonald & James Clackson -- Lost and found in transmission : the creation of the Oscan alphabet / Karin W. Tikkanen -- Mobility and orthography : a contextualisation of variant spellings in the Oscan : a contextualisation of variant spellings in the Greek alphabet / Livia Tagliapietra -- The Mamertini in Messina : mobility, migration and mercenaries / Nicholas Zair -- Migration, identity, and multilingualism in late Hellenistic Delos / Francesco Rovai -- Interpretes, negotiatores and the Roman army : mobile professionals and their languages / Rachel Mairs -- 'Hoc primvs vent : Italians and others in Egypt before the Caesars / Patrick James -- Population, migration and language in the city of Rome / Olivia Elder
Summary Migration, Mobility and Language Contact in and around the Ancient Mediterranean is the first volume to show the different ways in which surviving linguistic evidence can be used to track movements of people in the ancient world. Eleven chapters cover a number of case studies, which span the period from the seventh century BC to the fourth century AD, ranging from Spain to Egypt, from Sicily to Pannonia. The book includes detailed study of epigraphic and literary evidence written in Latin and Greek, as well as work on languages which are not so well documented, such as Etruscan and Oscan. There is a subject index and an index of works and inscriptions cited
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and indexes
Notes Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on May 28, 2020)
Subject Languages in contact -- Mediterranean Region -- History
Multilingualism -- Mediterranean Region -- History
Historical linguistics -- Mediterranean Region
Classical antiquities.
Inscriptions -- Mediterranean Region -- History
Human beings -- Migrations -- History -- To 1500
classical archaeology.
Antiquities
Classical antiquities
Emigration and immigration
Historical linguistics
Human beings -- Migrations
Inscriptions
Language and languages
Languages in contact
Multilingualism
Languages in contact -- Mediterranean Region -- History.
Multilingualism -- Mediterranean Region -- History.
Historical linguistics -- Mediterranean Region.
Classical antiquities.
Inscriptions -- Mediterranean Region -- History.
Human beings -- Migrations -- History -- To 1500.
Multilinguisme -- Méditerranée (région) -- Antiquité.
Linguistique -- Méditerranée (région) -- Antiquité.
Langues en contact -- Méditerranée (région) -- Antiquité.
Émigration et immigration -- Méditerranée (région) -- Antiquité.
Civilisation -- Méditerranée (région) -- Antiquité.
SUBJECT Mediterranean Region -- Languages. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2021009685
Mediterranean Region -- Antiquities
Mediterranean Region -- Emigration and immigration -- History -- To 1500
Subject Mediterranean Region
Mediterranean Region -- Languages.
Mediterranean Region -- Antiquities.
Mediterranean Region -- Emigration and immigration -- History -- To 1500.
Genre/Form History
Form Electronic book
Author Clackson, James, editor
ISBN 9781108763943
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9781108807296
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