The Latin language : an historical account of Latin sounds, stems, and flexions
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The Latin language : an historical account of Latin sounds, stems, and flexions
Cambridge University Press, c2010
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Reprint: Originally published: Oxford : Clarendon Press, 1894
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Description
W. M. Lindsay, an outstanding figure of his time and one of the greatest of British Latinists, recognised a need for a 'new treatment' of Latin philology in this enduring work of 1894. Demonstrating his considerable familiarity with the voluminous texts of earlier Latin grammarians, Lindsay draws upon previous significant studies to illustrate how our knowledge of the Latin language has advanced over time. The book addresses all the key aspects of the Latin language in turn, including its alphabet, pronunciation, accentuation, the formation of noun and adjective stems, declensions, conjunctions, adverbs and prepositions. It is clearly organised to enable the reader easily to locate the topic required. Held in extremely high regard by classical scholars today, Lindsay's work condenses a vast store of learning on this large and complex topic into a single volume, and represents a major contribution to the analysis of Latin grammar.
Table of Contents
- Preface
- 1. The alphabet
- 2. Pronunciation
- 3. Accentuation
- 4. The Latin representatives of the Indo-European sounds
- 5. Formation of noun and adjective stems
- 6. Declension of nouns and adjectives
- 7. The pronouns
- 8. The verb
- 9. Adverbs and prepositions
- 10. Conjunctions and interjections
- Index.
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