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Comparative Indo-European linguistics [electronic resource]

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This book gives a comprehensive introduction to Comparative Indo-European Linguistics. It starts with a presentation of the languages of the family (from English and the other Germanic languages, the Celtic and Slavic languages, Latin, Greek and Sanskrit through Armenian and Albanian) and a discussion of the culture and origin of the Indo-Europeans, the speakers of the Indo-European proto-language.The reader is introduced into the nature of language change and the methods of reconstruction of older language stages, with many examples (from the Indo-European languages). A full description is gi

Title Comparative Indo-European linguistics [electronic resource] : an introduction / Robert S.P. Beekes
revised and corrected by Michiel de Vaan.
Edition 2nd ed.
Publisher Amsterdam
Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub. Co.
Creation Date 2011
Notes Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
English
Content pt. 1. General section -- pt. 2. Comparative Indo-European linguistics.
Extent 1 online resource (440 p.)
Language English
National Library system number 997010705989305171
MARC RECORDS
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