Introduction to Indo-European Linguistics / Edition 4

by Oswald J. L. Szemerényi

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780198238706
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	06/10/1999
Series:	Oxford Linguistics
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	388
Sales rank:	912,646
Product dimensions:	9.26(w) x 6.38(h) x 0.84(d)

About the Author

University of Freiburg-im-Breisgau

Table of Contents

1: Introduction; 2: Language in Change; 3: Tasks of Indo-European Linguistics; 4: Phonology; 5: Morphophonology; 6: Prehistory of the Indo-European Phonological System; 7: Morphology - Nouns and Adjectives; 8: Morphology - Pronouns and Numerals; 9: Morphology - Verbs; References; IndexContributors