%0 Book %D 2011 %T Comparative Indo-European Linguistics. An Introduction %A Beekes, Robert S. P. %E Vaan, Michiel de %X

Offers comprehensive introduction to comparative Indo-European linguistics. This book discusses the culture and origin of the Indo-Europeans, the speakers of the Indo-European proto-language. It describes the sound changes, which makes it possible to follow the origin of the different Indo-European languages step by step.

%7 2 %I John Benjamins %C Amsterdam ; Philadelphia %P xxiv, 415 %G eng %<

1. Preface, xv-xvii;

2. Preface to the Second Edition, xix-xx;

3. List of Abbreviations, xxi-xxii;

4. Transcription, xxiii;

5. List of Exercises, xxiv;

6. Part I;

7. General section;

8. 1. Introduction, 3-9;

9. 2. The Indo-European Family of Languages, 11-33;

10. 3. The Culture and Origin of the Indo-Europeans, 35-53;

11. 4. Sound Change, 55-71;

12. Language change;

13. 5. Analogy, 75-82;

14. 6. Other Form-Changes, 83-84;

15. 7. Vocabulary Changes, 85-92;

16. 8. Morphological and Syntactic Change, 93-98;

17. Reconstruction;

18. 9. Internal Reconstruction, 99-103;

19. 10. The Comparative Method, 107-115;

20. Part II;

21. Comparative Indo-European Linguistics;

22. 11. The Sounds and the Accent, 119-167;

23. Morphology;

24. 12. Introduction, 171-178;

25. 13. The Substantive, 179-217;

26. 14.The Adjective, 219-223;

27. 15. The Pronoun, 225-236;

28. 16. The Numerals, 237-243;

29. 17. Indeclinable Words, 245-250;

30. 18. The Verb, 251-288;

31. Appendix, 289-310;

32. Bibliography, 311-342;

33. Maps, 343-358;

34. Illustrations, 359-386;

35. Indexes, 387-415