Introduction To Indo-European Linguistics

Zusatztext Szemerenyi's standard introduction to the comparative philology of Indo-European has thankfully been made available in English. Beautifully set out! it represents the thoroughly revised and (especially in respect of bibliography) enlarged edition of 1990. ... a masterpiece of clarity and conciseness. Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung New paperback edition of the English translation of Szemerenyi's classic textbook on the use of the comparative-historical method, with special reference to Indo-European. Written by the leading all-round Indo-European scholar of the second half of the twentieth century, Introduction to Indo-European Linguistics is the most comprehensive and accurate textbook available. Inhaltsverzeichnis 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; Index Contributors

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• Authors: Oswald J. L. Szemer¿i, Oswald Szemerenyi, Oswald J. Szemerenyi, Oswald J. L. Szemerenyi, Oswald J. L. Szemerényi
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 08.04.1999
• EAN: 9780198238706
• ISBN: 978-0-19-823870-6
• No. of pages: 386
• Dimensions: 157 mm x 235 mm x 20 mm
• Series: Oxford Linguistics; Oxford Linguistics
• Subjects: Education and learning > Teaching preparation > Vocational needs; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics; LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Grammar & Punctuation, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Syntax, Grammar, syntax & morphology, Phonetics, phonology, Historical & comparative linguistics, Grammar, syntax and morphology, Indo-European languages, Historical and comparative linguistics