Ancient Greek and Latin in the linguistic context of the Ancient Mediterranean

This collective volume examines Latin and Ancient Greek from the perspective of language contact, a topic that is particularly relevant in our globalized and multi-ethnic society. Specialists from various universities and countries investigate, among other things, the linguistic variation of the Greek dialects, Greek-Latin bilingualism, language contact in ancient Italy, in the Near East and in the Mediterranean, as well as problems of translations and glosses. Maps and images of old inscriptions and manuscripts enrich the discussion. From an interdisciplinary point of view, Greek and Latin linguistics is also discussed in relation to epigraphy, philology, textual criticism and grammatical theory. In addition to Latin and Greek, data from numerous ancient and modern languages are presented.