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t. e. Indo-European studies (German: Indogermanistik) is a field of linguistics and an interdisciplinary field of study dealing with Indo-European languages, both current and extinct. [1] The goal of those engaged in these studies is to amass information about the hypothetical proto-language from which all of these languages are descended, a ...
This was the first attempt to study an Indo-European language directly from speech rather than from texts. His results appeared in the remarkable Handbuch der litauischen Sprache (1856–57; “Handbook of the Lithuanian Language”), the first scientific description and analysis of Lithuanian, complete with a grammar, reader, and glossary.
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Nov 1, 2023 · More controversial has been the study of Gray and Atkinson (2003), using word lists for 87 Indo-European languages and “the algorithms for estimating the divergence time of DNA from evolutionary biology calibrated to the dates of the languages’ known split times”. The tree generated by this method was in line with C. Renfrew’s theory about the Anatolian homeland of Indo-European, while ...
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Nov 23, 2020 · This proven introduction to Indo-European studies provides a contemporary overview of the phonology, morphology, syntax, and lexicon of Indo-European languages, in addition to an overview of their language branches. A presentation of the history of the subject completes this introductory textbook, which is aimed at students of Indo-European studies, students of other linguistic and ...
Summary. Indo-European languages of the most archaic type, such as Old Indic and Ancient Greek, have rich fusional morphologies with predominant use of suffixation and ablaut as formal devices. The presence of cumulative inflectional morphs in final position is also a general IE feature. A noteworthy property of the archaic IE morphological ...
Today, the individual Indo-European languages with the most native speakers are English, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, Hindustani, Bengali, Punjabi, French and German each with over 100 million native speakers; many others are small and in danger of extinction. In total, 46% of the world's population (3.2 billion people) speaks an Indo-European ...
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Feb 6, 2013 · This Textbook on Indo-European Linguistics is designed as an introduction to the field. It presents current topics and questions in Indo-European linguistics in a clear and informative manner. This is the English translation of the eight edition of the work first published by Hans Krahe and it takes account of more recent research. While Krahe only considered phonology and morphology, the ...
