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John William Donaldson (1811-61), though somewhat unorthodox in his methods, was an important, if controversial, figure in the development of comparative philology. In this 1844 publication, he attempts to supply young English scholars of Latin with an introductory guide to Latin philology by outlining the origins of the Roman people and, through this, explaining the foundational structures of the Latin language and how they gave rise to Classical Latin. Epigraphic evidence, drawn from the Twelv
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- Author
- John William Donaldson
- Publisher
- publisher not identified, Cambridge University Press
- Published
- 2014
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781108067072
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- History, Anthropology, Language Learning
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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