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Latin alive: the survival of Latin in English and Romance languages
2009, Cambridge University Press
in English
0521515750 9780521515757
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Table of Contents
Introduction : Is English a cousin to the Romance languages?
The career of Latin I : from earliest times to the height of Empire
The career of Latin II : the Empire succeeded by barbarian kingdoms
Latin at work I : nature of the language; names and qualities; pronunciation
Latin at work II : actions and states
Vulgar Latin
The lexicon in general; shifts in the meaning of words
Changes in the form of words
When words collide : conflict and resolution in the lexicon
Immigrants : non-Latin words in the Romance languages
The sound of Proto-Romance
The noun in Proto-Romance
The verb in Proto-Romance
French
Italian
Spanish.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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