A Companion to the Latin Language presents a collection oforiginal essays from international scholars that track thedevelopment and use of the Latin language from its origins to itsmodern day usage.
* Brings together contributions from internationally renownedclassicists, linguists and Latin language specialists
* Offers, in a single volume, a detailed account of differentliterary registers of the Latin language
* Explores the social and political contexts of Latin
* Includes new accounts of the Latin language in light of modernlinguistic theory
* Supplemented with illustrations covering the development of theLatin alphabet