{"product_id":"language-and-linguistic-contact-in-ancient-sicily-paperback-9781108731720","title":"Language and Linguistic Contact in Ancient Sicily (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108731720","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eLanguage and Linguistic Contact in Ancient Sicily\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA comprehensive and up-to-date account of the languages of ancient Sicily by an international team of experts.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eOlga Tribulato (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108731720, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 4 April 2019\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e448 pages, 18 b\/w illus.  3 maps  3 tables\u003cbr\u003e21.5 x 14 x 2.3 cm, 0.55 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eWithin the field of ancient bilingualism, Sicily represents a unique terrain for analysis as a result of its incredibly rich linguistic history, in which 'colonial' languages belonging to branches as diverse as Italic (Oscan and Latin), Greek and Semitic (Phoenician) interacted with the languages of the natives (the elusive Sicel, Sicanian and Elymian). The result of this ancient melting-pot was a culture characterised by 'postcolonial' features such as ethnic hybridity, multilingualism and artistic and literary experimentation. While Greek soon emerged as the leading language, dominating official communication and literature, epigraphic sources and indirect evidence show that the minority languages held their ground down to the fifth century BCE, and in some cases beyond. The first two parts of the volume discuss these languages and their interaction with Greek, while the third part focuses on the sociolinguistic revolution brought about by the arrival of the Romans.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction. 'So many Sicilies': introducing language and linguistic contact in ancient Sicily Olga Tribulato\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Non-Classical Languages: 1. Language relations in Sicily: evidence for the speech of the ???????, the ??????? and others Paolo Poccetti\u003cbr\u003e 2. The Elymian language Simona Marchesini\u003cbr\u003e 3. Phoenician and Punic in Sicily Maria Giulia Amadasi Guzzo\u003cbr\u003e 4. Oscan in Sicily James Clackson\u003cbr\u003e 5. Traces of language contact in Sicilian onomastics: the evidence from the Great Curse of Selinous Gerhard Meiser\u003cbr\u003e 6. Coins and language in ancient Sicily Oliver Simkin\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Greek: 7. Sicilian Greek before the fourth century BC: a basic grammar Susana Mimbrera\u003cbr\u003e 8. The Sicilian Doric koine Susana Olarte\u003cbr\u003e 9. Intimations of koine in Sicilian Doric: the information provided by the Antiatticist Albio Cesare Cassio\u003cbr\u003e 10. 'We speak Peloponnesian': tradition and linguistic identity in postclassical Sicilian literature Andreas Willi\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Latin: 11. Siculi bilingues? Latin in the inscriptions of early Roman Sicily Olga Tribulato\u003cbr\u003e 12. Sicily in the Roman imperial period: language and society Kalle Korhonen.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Ancient history: to c 500 CE [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Ancient history: to c 500 CE\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Ancient%20history:%20to%20c%20500%20CE%20%5BHBLA%5D%22\"\u003eHBLA\u003c\/a\u003e], Literary studies: classical, early \u0026amp; medieval [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Literary studies: classical, early \u0026amp; medieval\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Literary%20studies:%20classical,%20early%20\u0026amp;%20medieval%20%5BDSBB%5D%22\"\u003eDSBB\u003c\/a\u003e], Historical \u0026amp; comparative linguistics [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Historical \u0026amp; comparative linguistics\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Historical%20\u0026amp;%20comparative%20linguistics%20%5BCFF%5D%22\"\u003eCFF\u003c\/a\u003e], Language: history \u0026amp; general works [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Language: history \u0026amp; general works\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Language:%20history%20\u0026amp;%20general%20works%20%5BCBX%5D%22\"\u003eCBX\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45913106055448,"sku":"9781108731720","price":34.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108731720i.jpg?v=1696718228","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/language-and-linguistic-contact-in-ancient-sicily-paperback-9781108731720","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}