Research Catalog

Title

Indo-european language and culture : an introduction / Benjamin W. Fortson IV.

Author

Fortson, Benjamin W.

Publication

Chichester, U.K. ; Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell, 2010.

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Details

Description

xx, 542 p. : ill., maps; 25 cm.

Summary

"Indo-European Language and Culture: An Introduction provides a comprehensive overview of comparative Indo-European linguistics and the branches of the Indo-European language family, covering both linguistic and cultural material." "Opening with an introduction to the comparative method of linguistic reconstruction and discussion of the culture and homeland of the Indo-Europeans, the volume continues with detailed overviews of the phonology, morphology, and syntax of reconstructed Proto-Indo-European. Each branch's development from ancient to modern times is then outlined, and illustrative text samples are given along with translations, etymological commentary, exercises, and suggestions for further reading in all chapters." "This new edition contains illustrations and photographs of inscriptions illustrating the ancient writing systems, and enhanced and new coverage of dozens of languages. Corrected, revised, and augmented, Indo-European Language and Culture is the definitive introduction to the field."--Jacket.

Series Statement

Blackwell textbooks in linguistics ; 19

Uniform Title

• Blackwell textbooks in linguistics 19.
• Blackwell textbooks in linguistics ; 19.

Subjects

• Lehrbuch
• Indo-Europeans
• Indo-European languages

Genre/Form

Lehrbuch.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Introduction: the comparative method and the Indo-European family -- Proto-Indo-European culture and archaeology -- Proto-Indo-European phonology -- Proto-Indo-European morphology: introduction -- The verb -- The noun -- Pronouns and other parts of speech -- Proto-Indo-European syntax -- Anatolian -- Indo-Iranian I: Indic -- Indo-Iranian II: Iranian -- Greek -- Italic -- Celtic -- Germanic -- Armenian -- Tocharian -- Balto-Slavic -- Albanian -- Fragmentary languages.

ISBN

• 9781405188951 (hardcover : alk. paper)
• 1405188952 (hardcover : alk. paper)
• 9781405188968 (pbk. : alk. paper)
• 1405188960 (pbk. : alk. paper)

LCCN

^^2008051179

OCLC

• 276406248
• SCSB-12599696

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library