The Reconstruction of Indo-European Stop Systems : From the Traditional Model to Glottalic Theories / edited by Alwin Kloekhorst and Tijmen Pronk.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Kloekhorst, Alwin, editor.

Pronk, Tijmen, editor.

Series:

Language and Linguistics E-Books Online, Collection 2025.

Leiden Studies in Indo-European ; 29.

Language and Linguistics E-Books Online, Collection 2025

Leiden Studies in Indo-European ; 29

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Languages and Linguistics.

Phonology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (450 pages) : illustrations.

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

From the Traditional Model to Glottalic Theories

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2026.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

An increasing number of historical linguists now believe that the traditional reconstruction of the Proto-Indo-European stop system (*T, *D, *Dh) is likely flawed. Yet, despite various proposed alternatives—ranging from systems featuring glottalised or non-plosive consonants to those based on length contrasts—no single theory has achieved broad consensus. This volume, comprising twenty chapters, brings together leading specialists who examine all relevant data, as well as comparative and typological arguments, to reassess the Proto-Indo-European stop inventory. It also offers the most up-to-date analyses of the evolution of the stop systems across the individual Indo-European branches. Contributors are: Pascale Eskes, Alwin Kloekhorst, Martin Joachim Kümmel, Rianne van Lieburg, Orsat Ligorio, Alexander Lubotsky, Ranko Matasović, Brett Miller, Michaël Peyrot, Tijmen Pronk, Joseph Salmons, Oliver Sayeed, Peter Schrijver, Michiel de Vaan, and Bert Vaux.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

90-04-75044-4

9789004750449

OCLC:

1581933873

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004750449 DOI