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Orthographic Traditions and the Sub-elite in the Roman Empire
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Pages: 315
Authors: Nicholas Zair
Categories: Foreign Language Study
Type: BOOK - Published: 2023-06-30 - Publisher: Cambridge University Press

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Explores the history of spelling in Latin to reveal that sophisticated education in literacy was not restricted to the elite.
Orthographic Traditions and the Sub-elite in the Roman Empire
Language: en
Pages: 0
Authors: Nicholas Zair
Categories: Latin language
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This book makes use of digital corpora to give in-depth details of the history and development of the spelling of Latin. It focusses on sub-elite texts in the R
Oscan in the Greek Alphabet
Language: en
Pages: 275
Authors: Nicholas Zair
Categories: Foreign Language Study
Type: BOOK - Published: 2016-02 - Publisher: Cambridge University Press

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By examining Greek-alphabet Oscan inscriptions, this book shines light on the linguistics, bilingualism and epigraphy of ancient Southern Italy.
Writing and Power in the Roman World
Language: en
Pages: 293
Authors: Hella Eckardt
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This book focuses on the material practice of ancient literacy through a contextual examination of Roman writing equipment.
Migration, Mobility and Language Contact in and around the Ancient Mediterranean
Language: en
Pages: 377
Authors: James Clackson
Categories: Foreign Language Study
Type: BOOK - Published: 2020-05-28 - Publisher: Cambridge University Press

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Uses epigraphic and linguistic evidence to track movements of people around the ancient Mediterranean.