Greek: A History of the Language and its Speakers, Second Edition reveals the trajectory of the Greek language from the Mycenaean period of the second millennium BC to the current day. * Offers a complete linguistic treatment of the history of the Greek language * Updated second edition features increased coverage of the ancient evidence, as well as the roots and development of diglossia * Includes maps that clearly illustrate the distribution of ancient dialects and the geographical spread of Greek in the early Middle Ages