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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fortson, Benjamin W.

Contributor:

Sabin W. Colton, Jr., Memorial Fund.

Series:

Blackwell textbooks in linguistics ; 19.

Blackwell textbooks in linguistics ; 19

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Indo-European languages.

Indo-Europeans.

Physical Description:

xviii, 468 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm.

Place of Publication:

Malden, MA : Blackwell Pub., [2004]

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.The book opens by introducing the comparative method of linguistic reconstruction and discussing the culture and homeland of the Indo-Europeans. There follow thorough overviews of the phonology, morphology, and syntax of reconstructed Proto-Indo-European. Each branch 's development from ancient to modern times is outlined, and illustrative text samples given along with translations and etymological commentary. All chapters contain exercises and suggestions for further reading, and the volume closes with a glossary, bibliography, and comprehensive word and subject indexes.

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.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [416]-426) and indexes.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Sabin W. Colton, Jr., Memorial Fund.

ISBN:

1405103159

9781405103152

1405103167

9781405103169

OCLC:

54529041