Introduction to Indo-European Linguistics

by Szemerényi, Oswald J. L.

• ISBN13: 9780198240150
• ISBN10: 0198240155
• Additional ISBN(s): 9780198238706
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1997-04-10
• Publisher: Clarendon Press
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Summary

This translation of the German edition first published in 1970, introduces the standard text on the comparative-historical method to an English-speaking audience. After surveying the general principles of diachronic-comparative linguistics, the book uses these principles to analyze the phonological and morphological structure of the Indo-European language group. Each section of the book has a detailed bibliography, so readers can progress from the general overview to a more in-depth examination of particular topics.

Table of Contents

Abbreviations, etc.
Languages Cited
Introduction	p. 1
Language in Change	p. 14
Tasks of Indo-European Linguistics	p. 31
Phonology: Reconstruction of the System	p. 37
Morphonology	p. 71
Prehistory of the Indo-European Phonological System	p. 111
Morphology I: Nouns and Adjectives	p. 155
Morphology II: Pronouns and Numerals	p. 203
Morphology III: Verbs	p. 230
Special Topics	p. 339
Index	p. 341
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