Comparative Indo-European Linguistics
An introduction
Second edition
This book gives a comprehensive introduction to Comparative Indo-European Linguistics. It starts with a presentation of the languages of the family (from English and the other Germanic languages, the Celtic and Slavic languages, Latin, Greek and Sanskrit through Armenian and Albanian) and a discussion of the culture and origin of the Indo-Europeans, the speakers of the Indo-European proto-language.
The reader is introduced into the nature of language change and the methods of reconstruction of older language stages, with many examples (from the Indo-European languages). A full description is given of the sound changes, which makes it possible to follow the origin of the different Indo-European languages step by step. This is followed by a discussion of the development of all the morphological categories of Proto-Indo-European.
The book presents the latest in scholarly insights, like the laryngeal and glottalic theory, the accentuation, the ablaut patterns, and these are systematically integrated into the treatment.
The text of this second edition has been corrected and updated by Michiel de Vaan. Sixty-six new exercises enable the student to practice the reconstruction of PIE phonology and morphology.
This title replaces:
Comparative Indo-European Linguistics: An introduction, Robert S.P. Beekes (1995)
Comparative Indo-European Linguistics: An introduction, Robert S.P. Beekes (1995)
[Not in series, 172] 2011. xxiv, 415 pp.
Publishing status: Available
Published online on 21 October 2011
Published online on 21 October 2011
© John Benjamins Publishing Company
Table of Contents
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Preface | pp. xv–xvii
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Preface to the Second Edition | pp. xix–xx
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List of Abbreviations | pp. xxi–xxii
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Transcription | p. xxiii
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List of Exercises | p. xxiv
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Part I
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General section
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1. Introduction | pp. 3–9
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2. The Indo-European Family of Languages | pp. 11–33
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3. The Culture and Origin of the Indo-Europeans | pp. 35–53
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4. Sound Change | pp. 55–71
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Language change
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5. Analogy | pp. 75–82
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6. Other Form-Changes | pp. 83–84
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7. Vocabulary Changes | pp. 85–92
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8. Morphological and Syntactic Change | pp. 93–98
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Reconstruction
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9. Internal Reconstruction | pp. 99–103
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10. The Comparative Method | pp. 107–115
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Part II
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Comparative Indo-European Linguistics
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11. The Sounds and the Accent | pp. 119–167
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Morphology
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12. Introduction | pp. 171–178
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13. The Substantive | pp. 179–217
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14. The Adjective | pp. 219–223
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15. The Pronoun | pp. 225–236
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16. The Numerals | pp. 237–243
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17. Indeclinable Words | pp. 245–250
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18. The Verb | pp. 251–288
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Appendix | pp. 289–310
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Maps | pp. 343–358
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Illustrations | pp. 359–386
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Indexes | pp. 387–415
“With its original approach, with its keen awareness of the latest developments in theory and application, with the rigorous systematic presentation of the facts in a lucid style, this handbook presents what is probably the most up-to-date and manageable introduction to Indo-European presently available.”
Edgar C. Polomé, in The Journal of Indo-European Studies, 1996, on the first English edition
“B's book has many good qualities that make it attractive for an introductory course in either historical and comparative linguistics or specifically Indo-European linguistics.”
Steven Schäufele, in Studies in Language, 1998, on the first English edition
“Beekes's handbook is perhaps the most thorough and imaginative study of Proto-Indo-European since Meillet's Introduction à l'étude comparative des langues indo-européennes (1937).”
The Times Literary Supplement, Oct. 19-25, 1990, on the original Dutch version
“Beekes deserves the deepest gratitude of the community of scholars and students for this well set-out handbook, a work which demonstrates the highest philological quality and adherence to traditional standards of Indo-European linguistics.”
Mariona Vernet, Universitat de Barcelona, in Journal of Historical Linguistics Vol. 4:1 (2014)
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CFF: Historical & comparative linguistics
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LAN009000: LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General