Christidis A.-F. et al. A History of Ancient Greek: From the Beginning to Late Antiquity

Cambridge University Press, 2007. — 1617 p. — ISBN13: 978-0-521-83307-3; ISBN10: 0-521-83307-8.This revised and expanded translation of the Greek text A History of the Greek Language: From the Beginnings to Late Antiquity presents the most extensive andcomprehensive examination of learning on the Greek language to date. An internationally distinguished team of scholars explores the history of Greek from its origins to late antiquity and discusses its relationship with social and historical developments of the time. Topics explored include linguistics, literature, and cultural history and these explorations are supported throughout bylinguistic theory and empirical research. Moreover, aspects of the Greek language such as obscene words, language of the gods, and children's speech,which have traditionally been treated as marginal by scholarship, are included.The broad sweep of the examination will ensure that this significant work will be of interest not only to classicists but also to students of the Byzantine, early Medieval and Modern Greek periods.The language phenomenon.
The greek language: language and history.
The ancient greek dialects.
Ancient greek: structure and change.
Greek in contact with other languages.
Translation practices in antiquity.
Language and culture.
The ancient greeks and language.
The fortunes of ancient greek.