A natural history of Latin /
Latin is alive and well. Beginning in Rome around 600 BC it became the international language of the civilized world for 2,000 years. French, Spanish, Italian, and Romanian are among its direct descendants. It provides the vocabulary for law and life science. No known language, including English - i...
Основен автор: | Janson, Tore, 1936- |
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Други автори: | S©ırensen, Merethe Damsgard., Vincent, Nigel. |
Формат: | Електронна книга |
Език: | English Swedish |
Публикувано: |
Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2004.
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Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=192170 |
Подобни документи: |
Print version::
Natural history of Latin. |
Резюме: |
Latin is alive and well. Beginning in Rome around 600 BC it became the international language of the civilized world for 2,000 years. French, Spanish, Italian, and Romanian are among its direct descendants. It provides the vocabulary for law and life science. No known language, including English - itself enriched by Latin words and phrases - has achieved such success and longevity. This book tells its history from origins to the present. Brilliantly conceived, popularizing but. authoritative, and written with the fluency and light touch that have made the author's Speak so attractive to tens o. |
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Описание на библ. документ: |
Translation of: Latin : kulturen, historien, spraket. Stockholm : Wahlstrom and Widstrand, 2002. |
Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (x, 305 pages) |
Библиография: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-299) and index. |
ISBN: |
9781429470681 1429470682 9780199263097 0199263094 9780191532382 019153238X |