The Ancient Languages Of Europe

Author : Roger D. Woodard
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 23 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2008-04-10
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9781139469326

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The Ancient Languages of Europe by Roger D. Woodard Pdf

This book, derived from the acclaimed Cambridge Encyclopedia of the World's Ancient Languages, describes the ancient languages of Europe, for the convenience of students and specialists working in that area. Each chapter of the work focuses on an individual language or, in some instances, a set of closely related varieties of a language. Providing a full descriptive presentation, each of these chapters examines the writing system(s), phonology, morphology, syntax and lexicon of that language, and places the language within its proper linguistic and historical context. The volume brings together an international array of scholars, each a leading specialist in ancient language study. While designed primarily for scholars and students of linguistics, this work will prove invaluable to all whose studies take them into the realm of ancient language.

Author : Roger D. Woodard
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 23 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2008-04-10
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9780521684941

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The Ancient Languages of Asia and the Americas by Roger D. Woodard Pdf

A convenient, portable paperback derived from the acclaimed Cambridge Encyclopedia of the World's Ancient Languages.

Author : Colin Renfrew
Publisher : CUP Archive
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1990-01-26
Category : History
ISBN : 0521386756

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Archaeology and Language by Colin Renfrew Pdf

In this book Colin Renfrew directs remarkable new light on the links between archaeology and language, looking specifically at the puzzling similarities that are apparent across the Indo-European family of ancient languages, from Anatolia and Ancient Persia, across Europe and the Indian subcontinent, to regions as remote as Sinkiang in China. Professor Renfrew initiates an original synthesis between modern historical linguistics and the new archaeology of cultural process, boldly proclaiming that it is time to reconsider questions of language origins and what they imply about ethnic affiliation--issues seriously discredited by the racial theorists of the 1920s and 1930s and, as a result, largely neglected since. Challenging many familiar beliefs, he comes to a new and persuasive conclusion: that primitive forms of the Indo-European language were spoken across Europe some thousands of years earlier than has previously been assumed.

Author : James Clackson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Indo-European languages
ISBN : 1107173124

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Indo-European Linguistics by James Clackson Pdf

The Indo-European language family consists of many of the modern and ancient languages of Europe, India and Central Asia, including Latin, Greek, Sanskrit, Russian, German, French, Spanish and English. Spoken by an estimated three billion people, it has the largest number of native speakers in the world today. This textbook provides an accessible introduction to the study of the Indo-European languages. It clearly sets out the methods for relating the languages to one another, presents an engaging discussion of the current debates and controversies concerning their classification, and offers sample problems and suggestions for how to solve them. Complete with a comprehensive glossary, almost 100 tables in which language data and examples are clearly laid out, suggestions for further reading, discussion points, and a range of exercises, this text will be an essential toolkit for all those studying historical linguistics, language typology and the Indo-European languages for the first time.

Author : Östen Dahl
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 865 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2008-08-22
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9783110197099

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Tense and Aspect in the Languages of Europe by Östen Dahl Pdf

The series is a platform for contributions of all kinds to this rapidly developing field. General problems are studied from the perspective of individual languages, language families, language groups, or language samples. Conclusions are the result of a deepened study of empirical data. Special emphasis is given to little-known languages, whose analysis may shed new light on long-standing problems in general linguistics.

Author : Alfred Bammesberger,Theo Vennemann
Publisher : Universitatsverlag Winter
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : UOM:39015052646562

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Languages in prehistoric Europe by Alfred Bammesberger,Theo Vennemann Pdf

Before the advent of writing and before the development of the Indo-European language, Europe enjoyed much greater linguistic diversity with a whole host of other languages (Hispanic, Baltic, Slavic, Germanic, to name but a few) which are now defunct. This collection of nineteen papers from a conference held at the Katholische Universitat Eichstatt in Germany in 1999, examine this diversity from archaeological (two papers) and linguistic perspectives. Contributors include: Robert S P Beekes, Ivo Hajnal, Petri Kallio, Thomas Lindner, Oswald Panagl, Colin Renfrew, Klaus Strunk and Juergen Untermann. Papers in English and German.

Author : Roger D. Woodard
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 207 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2008-04-10
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9781139469333

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The Ancient Languages of Asia Minor by Roger D. Woodard Pdf

This book, derived from the acclaimed Cambridge Encyclopedia of the World's Ancient Languages, describes the ancient languages of Asia Minor, for the convenience of students and specialists working in that area. Each chapter of the work focuses on an individual language or, in some instances, a set of closely related varieties of a language. Providing a full descriptive presentation, each of these chapters examines the writing system(s), phonology, morphology, syntax and lexicon of that language, and places the language within its proper linguistic and historical context. The volume brings together an international array of scholars, each a leading specialist in ancient language study. While designed primarily for scholars and students of linguistics, this work will prove invaluable to all whose studies take them into the realm of ancient language.

Author : Bernd Kortmann,Johan van der Auwera
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 934 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2011-07-27
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9783110220261

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The Languages and Linguistics of Europe by Bernd Kortmann,Johan van der Auwera Pdf

Open publicationThe Languages and Linguistics of Europe: A Comprehensive Guide is part of the multi-volume reference work on the languages and linguistics of the continents of the world. The book supplies profiles of the language families of Europe, including the sign languages. It also discusses the areal typology, paying attention to the Standard Average European, Balkan, Baltic and Mediterranean convergence areas. Separate chapters deal with the old and new minority languages and with non-standard varieties. A major focus is language politics and policies, including discussions of the special status of English, the relation between language and the church, language and the school, and standardization. The history of European linguistics is another focus as is the history of multilingual European 'empires' and their dissolution. The volume is especially geared towards a graduate and advanced undergraduate readership. It has been designed such that it can be used, as a whole or in parts, as a textbook, the first of its kind, for graduate programmes with a focus on the linguistic (and linguistics) landscape of Europe.

Author : Anna Giacalone Ramat,Paolo Ramat
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 554 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2015-04-29
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781134921867

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The Indo-European Languages by Anna Giacalone Ramat,Paolo Ramat Pdf

First published in 2008. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Author : James Clackson
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 219 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2015-04-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9780521192354

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Language and Society in the Greek and Roman Worlds by James Clackson Pdf

You are what you speak. What does language tell us about ancient societies and individuals?

Author : Robert Crellin,Thomas Jügel
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing Company
Page : 702 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2020-09-15
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027260901

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Perfects in Indo-European Languages and Beyond by Robert Crellin,Thomas Jügel Pdf

This volume provides a detailed investigation of perfects from all the branches of the Indo-European language family, in some cases representing the first ever comprehensive description. Thorough philological examinations result in empirically well-founded analyses illustrated with over 940 examples. The unique temporal depth and diatopic breadth of attested Indo-European languages permits the investigation of both TAME (Tense-Aspect-Mood-Evidentiality) systems over time and recurring cycles of change, as well as synchronic patterns of areal distribution and contact phenomena. These possibilities are fully exploited in the volume. Furthermore, the cross-linguistic perspective adopted by many authors, as well as the inclusion of contributions which go beyond the boundaries of the Indo-European family per se, facilitates typological comparison. As such, the volume is intended to serve as a springboard for future research both into the semantics of the perfect in Indo-European itself, and verb systems across the world’s languages.

Author : James Clackson
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2007-10-18
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781139467346

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Indo-European Linguistics by James Clackson Pdf

The Indo-European language family consists of many of the modern and ancient languages of Europe, India and Central Asia, including Latin, Greek, Sanskrit, Russian, German, French, Spanish and English. Spoken by an estimated three billion people, it has the largest number of native speakers in the world today. This textbook provides an accessible introduction to the study of the Indo-European languages. It clearly sets out the methods for relating the languages to one another, presents an engaging discussion of the current debates and controversies concerning their classification, and offers sample problems and suggestions for how to solve them. Complete with a comprehensive glossary, almost 100 tables in which language data and examples are clearly laid out, suggestions for further reading, discussion points, and a range of exercises, this text will be an essential toolkit for all those studying historical linguistics, language typology and the Indo-European languages for the first time.

Author : Karl August Lentzner
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 56 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1892
Category : Europe
ISBN : OXFORD:N10733790

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On the Study of European Languages by Karl August Lentzner Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 50 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:180564862

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Geschichte by Anonim Pdf

Author : Jared Klein,Brian Joseph,Matthias Fritz
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 1025 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2018-06-11
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9783110542431

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Handbook of Comparative and Historical Indo-European Linguistics by Jared Klein,Brian Joseph,Matthias Fritz Pdf

This book presents the most comprehensive coverage of the field of Indo-European Linguistics in a century, focusing on the entire Indo-European family and treating each major branch and most minor languages. The collaborative work of 120 scholars from 22 countries, Handbook of Comparative and Historical Indo-European Linguistics combines the exhaustive coverage of an encyclopedia with the in-depth treatment of individual monographic studies.