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PublisherOxford University Press, Incorporated

ISBN-100199296685

ISBN-139780199296682

eBay Product ID (ePID)51581347

Product Key Features

Number of Pages760 Pages

Publication NameOxford Introduction to Proto-Indo-European and the Proto-Indo-European World

LanguageEnglish

SubjectAncient Languages (See Also Latin), Linguistics / General

Publication Year2006

TypeLanguage Course

Subject AreaForeign Language Study, Language Arts & Disciplines

AuthorD. Q. Adams, J. P. Mallory

FormatPerfect

Dimensions

Item Height1.5 in

Item Weight45.6 Oz

Item Length9.7 in

Item Width6.7 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN2006-015321

ReviewsAll chapters are well written and indeed the pleasingly readable style of the whole book must be applauded.

Dewey Edition22

TitleLeadingThe

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal410

Table Of ContentList of MapsList of FiguresList of TablesList of Abbreviations and AcronymsIntroduction: How to Use This Book1. Discovery2. The Elements3. Reconstructing Proto-Indo-European4. The System5. Relationships6. A Place in Time7. Reconstructing the Proto-Indo-Europeans8. The Physical World9. Indo-European Fauna10. Indo-European Flora11. Anatomy12. Family and Kinship13. Hearth and Home14. Clothing and Textiles15. Material Culture16. Food and Drink17. Society18. Space and Time19. Number and Quantity20. Mind, Emotions and Sense Perception21. Speech and Sound22. Activities23. Religion24. Grammatical Categories25. Comparative Mythology26. Origins - The Never-ending TaleBasic Sound Correspondences Between PIE and the Major IE GroupsA Proto-Indo-European-English Word-ListAn English-Proto-Indo-European Word-ListReferencesIndex of LanguagesIndex of Subjects and Places

SynopsisThis book introduces Proto-Indo-European, describes how it was reconstructed from its descendant languages, and shows what it reveals about the people who spoke it between 5,500 and 8,000 years ago. Using related evidence from archaeology and natural history the authors explore the lives, thoughts, passions, culture, society, economy, history, and environment of the Proto-Indo-Europeans. They include chapters on fauna, flora, family and kinship, clothing and textiles, food and drink, space and time, emotions, mythology, and religion, and describe the quest to discover the Proto-Indo-European homeland., This book introduces Proto-Indo-European, describes how it was reconstructed from its descendant languages, and shows what it reveals about the people who spoke it between 5,500 and 8,000 years ago. Using related evidence from archaeology and natural history the authors explore the lives, thoughts, passions, culture, society, economy, history, and environment of the Proto-Indo-Europeans. They include chapters on fauna, flora, family and kinship, clothing and textiles, food and drink, space and time, emotions, mythology, and religion, and describe the quest to discover the Proto-Indo-European homeland. This book on a subject of enduring interest and fascination is written in a clear, readable style and illustrated with maps, figures, and tables., This book introduces Proto-Indo-European and explores what the language reveals about the people who spoke it. The Proto-Indo-Europeans lived somewhere in Europe or Asia between 5,500 and 8,000 years ago, and no text of their language survives. J. P. Mallory and Douglas Adams show how over the last two centuries scholars have reconstructed it from its descendant languages, the surviving examples of which comprise the world's largest language family. After a concise account of Proto-Indo-European grammar and a consideration of its discovery, they use the reconstructed language and related evidence from archaeology and natural history to examine the lives, thoughts, passions, culture, society, economy, history, and environment of the Proto-Indo-Europeans. Our distant ancestors had used the wheel, were settled arable farmers, kept sheep and cattle, brewed beer, got married, made weapons, and had 27 verbs for the expression of strife. The subjects to which the authors devote chapters include fauna, flora, family and kinship, clothing and textiles, food and drink, space and time, emotions, mythology, religion, and the continuing quest to discover the Proto-Indo-European homeland.Proto-Indo-European-English and English-Proto-Indo-European vocabularies and full indexes conclude the book. Written in a clear, readable style and illustrated with maps, figures, and tables, this book is on a subject of great and enduring fascination. It will appeal to students of languages, classics, and the ancient world, as well as to general readers interested in the history of language and of early human societies.

LC Classification NumberP572