About this title: The Indo-European language family consists of many of the modern and ancient languages of Europe, India and Central Asia, including Latin, Greek, Sanskrit, Russian, German, French, Spanish and English. Spoken by an estimated three billion people, it has the largest number of native speakers in the world today. This textbook provides an accessible introduction to the study of the Indo-European languages. It clearly sets out the methods for relating the languages to one another, presents an engaging discussion of the current debates and controversies concerning their classification, and offers ...
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Edition: 1st edition
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Date Published: 2007-11-26
ISBN-13:9780521653671ISBN:0521653673
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Date Published: 2007
ISBN-13:9780521653671ISBN:0521653673
Description: BRAND NEW PAPERBACK. 9.76 by.75 inches. (288 pages) clear introductory textbook on the study of indo-european languages, with glossary, discussion points, and exercises. the indo-european language family comprises several hundred languages and dialects spoken across europe and asia. this textbook provides a clear introduction to their study, complete with a glossary, discussion points, and exercises. an essential toolkit for anyone studying historical linguistics, language typology and the indo ... read more
Binding: Hardback
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Date Published: 2007
ISBN-13:9780521653138ISBN:0521653134
Description: BRAND NEW HARDBACK. 10 by.83 inches. (288 pages) clear introductory textbook on the study of indo-european languages, with glossary, discussion points, and exercises. the indo-european language family comprises several hundred languages and dialects spoken across europe and asia. this textbook provides a clear introduction to their study, complete with a glossary, discussion points, and exercises. an essential toolkit for anyone studying historical linguistics, language typology and the indo ... read more
Description: New. The Indo-European language family comprises several hundred languages and dialects spoken across Europe and Asia. This textbook provides a clear introduction to their study, complete with a glossary, discussion points, and exercises. An essential toolkit for anyone studying historical linguistics, language typology and the Indo-European languages for the first time. read more
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Description: New. Please note that deliveries to addresses in the UK and Europe will be in 4-14 business days. Other countries should refer to Alibris standard times. The Indo-European language family consists of many of the modern and ancient languages of Europe, India and Central Asia, including Latin, Greek, Sanskrit, Russian, German, French, Spanish and English. Spoken by an estimated three billion people, it has the largest number of native speakers in the world today. This textbook provides an ... read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN-13:9780521653138ISBN:0521653134
Description: New. PLEASE NOTE: All books are promptly imported from the UK using DHL or Royal Mail international mail WITH TRACKING NUMBER. Delivery is typically 5-10 working days. Please do not select expedited shipping. Professional and reliable bookseller (est.1987). Clear introductory textbook on the study of Indo-European languages, with glossary, discussion points, and exercises. read more
Description: New. Please note that deliveries to addresses in the UK and Europe will be in 4-14 business days. Other countries should refer to Alibris standard times. The Indo-European language family consists of many of the modern and ancient languages of Europe, India and Central Asia, including Latin, Greek, Sanskrit, Russian, German, French, Spanish and English. Spoken by an estimated three billion people, it has the largest number of native speakers in the world today. This textbook provides an ... read more
"The past several years have seen the publication of a number of new works summarizing the current state of Indo-European linguistics for those outside the field's inner circles. Benjamin Fortson's 2004 work INDO-EUROPEAN LANGUAGE AND CULTURE was the field modern textbook (as opposed to handbook) of the methods and the traditional reconstruction. Donald Ringe's A HISTORY OF ENGLISH Vol 1: FROM PROTO-INDO-EUROPEAN TO PROTO-GERMANIC gave a cutting-edge reconstruction based on the very latest research, much of which is yet unpublished and passed around the experts in e-mail correspondence.
With James Clackson's INDO-EUROPEAN LINGUISTICS: An Introduction, Cambridge University Press has finally added a book on the subject to its fine Cambridge Textbooks in Linguistics series. And this textbook really combines the best of Fortson's and Ringe's recent efforts. On one hand, it includes the latest findings that have necessitated (limited) rethinking of the traditional model. On the other hand, it is a textbook with a gentle tone and abundant exercises, assuming some training in basic linguistics but no proficiency in ancient languages.
The view of Proto-Indo-European is the Cowgill model, which has gone from being highly controversial to now perhaps ascendant. According to this conception, Hittite and the rest of Anatolian split off first from the main body of speakers of the proto-language, followed eventually by Tocharian. This view helps explain while Anatolian and Tocharian seem so different from the bulk of the early Indo-European languages in verbal morphology and other features. Also keeping up with contemporary practice, Clackson gives syntax just as much coverage as phonology and morphology. He even briefly touches on comparative Indo-European poetics, launched by Watkins in his '90s monograph HOW TO KILL A DRAGON.
My only complaints about the book are that it does not have the usual fascinating description of each ancient language (like Sihler in his NEW COMPARATIVE GRAMMAR), and that it insufficiently covers the work of Lehmann et al. in Pre-Indo-European. Nonetheless, this is a fine introduction to Indo-European linguistics, suitable for classroom assignment. Still, for the individaual (perhaps well-educated amateur) trying to learn about the field, I'd have to say that my favourite introduction remains Lehmann's THEORETICAL BASES, where you learn not only about methodology and the modern reconstruction, but also about the major personalities of the field and even some of the missteps."
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