Includes modern English idiom and current Latin spelling, general classical information, irregular plural forms, and quotations from ancient classical authors.
Provides a history of the Latin language, describing its relationship to other Indo-European languages and discussing special languages such as Christian Latin, and presents Latin's phonology, morphology, and syntax. Also provides a bibliography and an appendix of archaic Latin texts.
An exploration of everyday Latin, looking at poetry, epitaphs, lyrics, gossip, and inscriptions, and discussing the origins of Latin names that are used in modern-day English.
Chronicles the history of the Latin language, exploring the reasons why the dialect of Rome survived when other languages died out, discussing its spread throughout Europe and the Americas, and looking at its continued use in the modern world.
