Contents
From the preface to the first edition xix
Preface to the second edition xx
Preface to the third edition xxi
Preface to the fourth edition xxii
1 Introduction 1
2 Greece 12
3 Rome 58
4 The Middle Ages 79
5 The Renaissance and after 110
6 The eve of modern times 152
7 Comparative and historical linguistics in the nineteenth century 189
8 Linguistics in the twentieth century: first period 222
9 Linguistics in the twentieth century: second period 260
Index 277