Indo-European Language and Culture An Introduction

by Fortson, Benjamin W.

• ISBN13: 9781405188968
• ISBN10: 1405188960
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-08-17
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Summary

This revised and expanded edition provides a comprehensive overview of comparative Indo-European linguistics and the branches of the Indo-European language family, covering both linguistic and cultural material. Now offering even greater coverage than the first edition, it is the definitive introduction to the field. Updated, corrected, and expanded edition, containing new illustrations of selected texts and inscriptions, and text samples with translations and etymological commentary Extensively covers individual histories of both ancient and modern languages of the Indo-European family Provides an overview of Proto-Indo-European culture, society, and language Designed for use in courses, with exercises and suggestions for further reading included in each chapter Includes maps, a glossary, a bibliography, and comprehensive word and subject indexes

Author Biography

Benjamin W. Fortson IV is Assistant Professor of Greek and Latin Language, Literature, and Historical Linguistics in the Department of Classical Studies at the University of Michigan.

Table of Contents

Table of 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

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