Western Languages Ad 100-1500

Short, punchy, and highly illustrated, this brilliant historical survey of the development of language in the West is a classic reference. When did Europeans stop speaking Latin? How did the actions of society or religion influence vocabulary? What affect did the conquest of the Anglo-Saxon countries by William the Conquerer and his French-speaking knights have on language? Surveying the linguistic scene from Cicero to Gutenberg, this landmark study illuminates not only language, but the entire development of the West.Wolff, Philippe is the author of 'Western Languages Ad 100-1500', published 2003 under ISBN 9781842122761 and ISBN 1842122762.