Ad Infinitum a biography of Latin
A study of the Latin language examines its role in the evolution of Western culture and civilization; its relationship with ancient Greek language, science, and philosophy; its place in the Catholic Church; and its function as an ancestor of modern-day languages.
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New York :
Walker & Co,
2007.
|
| Subjects: | |
| Tags: |
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
| Summary: | A study of the Latin language examines its role in the evolution of Western culture and civilization; its relationship with ancient Greek language, science, and philosophy; its place in the Catholic Church; and its function as an ancestor of modern-day languages. |
|---|---|
| Physical Description: | 382 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 359-368) and index. |
| ISBN: | 080271515X : 9780802715159 |
| Author Notes: | Nicholas Ostler is the author of Empires of the World: A Language History of the World . He is chairman of the Foundation for Endangered Languages (www.ogmios.org), a charity that supports the efforts of small communities worldwide to know and use their languages more. A scholar with a working knowledge of twenty-six languages, Ostler has degrees from Oxford University in Greek, Latin, philosophy, and economics, and a Ph.D. in linguistics from M.I.T., where he studied under Noam Chomsky. He lives in England, in Roman Bath, on the hill where Ambrosius Aurelianus defeated the Saxons for a generation. |
