Indo-European Languages

The Indo-European Languages presents a comprehensive survey of the individual languages and language subgroups within this language family.

With over four hundred languages and dialects and almost three billion native speakers, the Indo-European language family is the largest of the recognized language groups and includes most of the major current languages of Europe, the Iranian plateau and the Indian subcontinent.

Written by an international team of experts, this comprehensive, single-volume tome presents in-depth discussions of the historical development and specialized linguistic features of the Indo-European languages.

This unique resource remains the ideal reference for advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students of Indo-European linguistics and languages, but also for more experienced researchers looking for an up-to-date survey of separate Indo-European branches. It will be of interest to researchers and anyone with an interest in historical linguistics, linguistic anthropology and language development.

List of contents

List of Maps with Acknowledgements

List of Figures

List of Tables

List of Contributors

Preface

List of Linguistic Abbreviations

List of Periodical Abbreviations

The International Phonetic Alphabet

1. The Indo-Europeans: Origins and Culture



2. Proto-Indo-European: Comparison and Reconstruction






1. Proto-Indo-European Phonology



2. Proto-Indo-European Morphology



3. Proto-Indo-European Syntax (NEW)






3. The Indo-European Linguistics Family: Genetic and Typological Perspectives



4. Anatolian



5. Indo-Iranian (NEW section)






1. Vedic



2. Sanskrit



3. The Indic Languages (NEW)



4. The Iranian Languages






6. Greek



7. Italic (NEW section)






1. Latin



2. Other Italic Languages






8. Celtic



9. Germanic



10. Armenian



11. Tocharian



12. Balto-Slavic (NEW section)






1. Baltic



2. Slavic






13. Albanian



14. Other Ancient Indo-European Languages (NEW )

Index

Proto-Indo-European reconstructed words/roots glossary (NEW)

Proto-Indo-European vocabulary (semantics) glossary (NEW)

Separate families/languages glossaries (i.e. Sanskrit, Latin, Gothic, English etc.) (NEW)

About the author

Mate Kapović is Associate Professor in the Department of Linguistics at the University of Zagreb, Croatia. He currently teaches courses on Indo-European phonology, Indo-European and Balto-Slavic accentuation, Indo-European morphology, and general phonology.

Summary

The Indo-European Languages presents a comprehensive survey of the individual languages and language clusters within this language family.

Product details

• Authors: Mate Kapovic
• Assisted by: Anna Giacalone Ramat (Editor), Mate Kapovi¿ (Editor), Mate Kapovic (Editor), Mate Kapović (Editor), Paolo Ramat (Editor)
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2019
• EAN: 9780367869021
• ISBN: 978-0-367-86902-1
• No. of pages: 630
• Series: Routledge Language Family Series
• Subjects: Education and learning > Adult education/adult education classes > Adult education class / course materials (language); Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics; Media Studies, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Journalism, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Media & Communications, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Study & Teaching, Press & journalism, Language: reference & general, Language: reference and general, Language teaching and learning, News media and journalism, Media studies: Journalism, Language teaching & learning (other than ELT)