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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherCambridge University Press
ISBN-100521379369
ISBN-139780521379366
eBay Product ID (ePID)1138931
Product Key Features
Number of Pages148 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameVox Latina : a Guide to the Pronunciation of Classical Latin
Publication Year1989
SubjectLatin, Ancient Languages (See Also Latin)
FeaturesRevised, Revised Edition
TypeLanguage Course
Subject AreaForeign Language Study
AuthorW. Sidney Allen
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.5 in
Item Weight6.3 Oz
Item Length8.5 in
Item Width5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Edition Number2
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
Reviews"This book is a model of clarity and succinctness. Professor Allen picks his way through a maze of converging and diverging evidence, and presents an intelligible and credible account of what classical Latin sounded like." Phonetica, 'This book is a model of clarity and succinctness. Professor Allen picks his way through a maze of converging and diverging evidence, and presents an intelligible and credible account of what classical Latin sounded like.' Phonetica
Dewey Edition22
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal471.52
Table Of ContentForeword to the second edition; Foreword to the first edition; Phonetic introduction; 1. Consonants; 2. Vowels; 3. Vowel length; 4. Vowel junction; 5. Accent; 6. Quality; Appendices; Supplementary notes; Select bibliography; Summary of recommended pronunciations.
SynopsisOriginally published in 1965, this second revised edition of a notable textbook includes notes on subsequent developments as well as an appendix on the Latin alphabet and a selective bibliography., This is a reissue in paperback of the second edition of Professor Allen's highly successful book on the pronunciation of Latin in Rome in the Golden Age. In the second edition the text of the first edition is reprinted virtually unchanged but is followed by a section of supplementary notes that deal with subsequent developments in the subject. The author also added an appendix on the names of the letters of the Latin alphabet and a select bibliography.