Ancient Greek Ideas on Speech, Language and Civilization (Hardback)
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all these other countries) Usually dispatched within 48 hours | |Short Description for Ancient Greek Ideas on Speech, Language and Civilization The source and nature of earliest speech and civilization are puzzles which have intrigued people for many centuries. This book surveys ancient Greek views on these questions. It discusses the harmonious language of the golden age, the means by which language was first invented, and some ancient 'linguists' described by Homer and Herodotus.
Full description- Publisher: Oxford University Press
- Published: 11 December 2003
- Format: Hardback 266 pages
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- Categories: Philosophy Of Language | Sociolinguistics | Language Teaching & Learning Material & Coursework | Literary Studies: Classical, Early & Medieval | History Of Ideas | Social & Cultural Anthropology | Classical History / Classical Civilisation | Western Philosophy: Ancient, To C 500
- ISBN 13: 9780199256167 ISBN 10: 0199256160
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Full description for Ancient Greek Ideas on Speech, Language and Civilization
The source and nature of earliest speech and civilization are puzzles which have intrigued people for many centuries. This study explores ancient Greek views on the source and nature of the world's first society and first language. Two of the book's chapters are based on close readings of passages in Homer and Herodotus, while the remaining chapters are broader surveys of a variety of Greek literary texts. Topics covered include the nature of the language used both by men and animals in the idyllic golden age, accounts of humans' ascent to civilized life and their acquisition of language, and exotic creatures and peoples who have only limited linguistic capacities. Discussions of Enlightenment thinkers and modern theories of glottogenesis and language acquisition set Greek assumptions in a wider perspective.
