Latin: A Linguistic Introduction
Latin: A Linguistic Introduction (Oxford Linguistics)
by Renato Oniga
English | 2014 | ISBN: 019870285X | 368 Pages | DJVU | 2 MB
by Renato Oniga
English | 2014 | ISBN: 019870285X | 368 Pages | DJVU | 2 MB
This textbook provides a detailed introduction to the study of Latin from the perspective of contemporary linguistics. It adopts some basic tenets of generative grammar in an in-depth analysis of the main phonological, morphological, and syntactic properties of Latin, and offers a step-by-step guide to the universal principles and specific parameters which shape the language, along with comparative data from English and other languages.