Studies in Germanic, Indo-European and Indo-Uralic / / Frederik Kortlandt.
The red thread which runs through this book is a quest for relative chronology of linguistic developments. The probability of a reconstruction can be judged against the background of the transitions which it implies for the linguistic system as a whole. The reconstructions are always bottom-up, neve...
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| Superior document: | Leiden studies in Indo-European ; 17 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Amsterdam : : Rodopi,, 2010. ©2010 |
| Year of Publication: | 2010 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Leiden studies in Indo-European ;
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xii, 534 pages) |
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| Summary: | The red thread which runs through this book is a quest for relative chronology of linguistic developments. The probability of a reconstruction can be judged against the background of the transitions which it implies for the linguistic system as a whole. The reconstructions are always bottom-up, never top-down. It follows that the chapters on Germanic can be read without reference to the Indo-European background and that the Indo-Uralic part of the book can be left out of consideration if one does not want to look beyond Proto-Indo-European. The initial chapters of the book offer an introduction to the background and methodology of the reconstructions with a discussion of the spread of the Indo-Europeans, the role of general linguistics in linguistic reconstruction, the nature of mixed languages, the origin of the Goths, the relations between Indo-European, Uralic and Caucasian languages, and the structure and development of Proto-Indo-European. The following chapters deal with the phonology and morphosyntax of Indo-European, Greek, Indo-Iranian and Tocharian. These are followed by a discussion of Germanic phonology, verb classes, verbal and nominal inflexion, and specific issues in English, German and Scandinavian languages. After a short treatment of Albanian, Armenian, Balto-Slavic and Italo-Celtic topics, the volume is concluded with a discussion of Anatolian and Indo-Uralic phonology and morphosyntax. The book is of interest to students of Germanic, Indo-European and historical linguistics. |
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| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9042031360 |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | Frederik Kortlandt. |