Indo-European Language and Culture: An Introduction

Benjamin W. Fortson

ISBN 10: 1405188960 / ISBN 13: 9781405188968

Published by John Wiley and Sons Ltd, 2009

About this Item

2009. 2nd Edition. Paperback. This revised and expanded edition provides a comprehensive overview of comparative Indo-European linguistics and the branches of the Indo-European language family, covering both linguistic and cultural material. Now offering even greater coverage than the first edition, it is the definitive introduction to the field. Series: Blackwell Textbooks in Linguistics. Num Pages: 568 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 2A; CF. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 171 x 30. Weight in Grams: 856. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Indo-European Language and Culture: An Introduction
• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1405188960
• ISBN 13: 9781405188968
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: New

About this title

Synopsis

This revised and expanded edition provides a comprehensive overview of comparative Indo-European linguistics and the branches of the Indo-European language family, covering both linguistic and cultural material. Now offering even greater coverage than the first edition, it is the definitive introduction to the field.

• Updated, corrected, and expanded edition, containing new illustrations of selected texts and inscriptions, and text samples with translations and etymological commentary
  
• Extensively covers individual histories of both ancient and modern languages of the Indo-European family
  
• Provides an overview of Proto-Indo-European culture, society, and language
  
• Designed for use in courses, with exercises and suggestions for further reading included in each chapter
  
• Includes maps, a glossary, a bibliography, and comprehensive word and subject indexes

About the Author

Benjamin W. Fortson IV is Associate Professor of Greek and Latin Language, Literature, and Historical Linguistics in the Department of Classical Studies at the University of Michigan.