Indo-European Language and Culture: An Introduction - Softcover

Fortson IV, Benjamin W.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1405188960 ISBN 13: 9781405188968

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell, 2009

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 this title

Book Description:

Indo-European Language and Culture: An Introduction provides a comprehensive overview of comparative Indo-European linguistics and the branches of the Indo-European language family, including both linguistic and cultural information.This book is engagingly written and includes illustrative text samples in each language along with translations and etymological commentary. It also introduces the comparative method of linguistic reconstruction and gives a comprehensive overview of the phonology, morphology and syntax of reconstructed Proto-Indo-European. Each chapter contains exercises and suggestions for further reading, and the volume closes with a glossary of technical terms.

From the Back Cover:

Indo-European Language and Culture: An Introduction provides a comprehensive overview of comparative Indo-European linguistics and the branches of the Indo-European language family, covering both linguistic and cultural material.

Opening with an introduction to the comparative method of linguistic reconstruction and discussion of the culture and homeland of the Indo-Europeans, the volume provides detailed overviews of the phonology, morphology, and syntax of reconstructed Proto-Indo-European. Each branch’s development from ancient to modern times is outlined, and illustrative text samples are given along with translations, etymological commentary, exercises and suggestions for further reading in all chapters.

This new edition contains illustrations and photographs of inscriptions illustrating the ancient writing systems, and enhanced and new coverage of dozens of languages. Corrected, revised, and with greater coverage than the first edition, Indo-European Language and Culture is the definitive introduction to the field.

About this edition

• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1405188960
• ISBN 13: 9781405188968
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 576