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Continuing classical Latin

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This free course, Continuing classical Latin, gives you the opportunity to hear a discussion of the development of the Latin language.

Syllabus

  • Introduction
  • Learning outcomes
  • 1 A History of Latin
  • 1 A History of Latin
  • 1.1 Language change
  • 1.2 Notions of language change in Ancient Rome
  • 1.3 The fate of the Latin language
  • 1.4 Early Latin: Plautus
  • 1.5 Early Latin: Latin before Plautus
  • 1.6 The Indo-European language family
  • Conclusion
  • Further reading
  • Acknowledgements

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