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1. Introduction
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Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Preface xv
- Preface to the Second Edition xix
- List of Abbreviations xxi
- Transcription xxiii
- List of Exercises xxiv
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Part I
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General section
- 1. Introduction 3
- 2. The Indo-European Family of Languages 11
- 3. The Culture and Origin of the Indo-Europeans 35
- 4. Sound Change 55
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Language change
- 5. Analogy 75
- 6. Other Form-Changes 83
- 7. Vocabulary Changes 85
- 8. Morphological and Syntactic Change 93
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Reconstruction
- 9. Internal Reconstruction 99
- 10. The Comparative Method 107
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Part II
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Comparative Indo-European Linguistics
- 11. The Sounds and the Accent 119
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Morphology
- 12. Introduction 171
- 13. The Substantive 179
- 14. The Adjective 219
- 15. The Pronoun 225
- 16. The Numerals 237
- 17. Indeclinable Words 245
- 18. The Verb 251
- Appendix 289
- Bibliography 311
- Maps 343
- Illustrations 359
- Indexes 387
Chapters in this book
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Preface xv
- Preface to the Second Edition xix
- List of Abbreviations xxi
- Transcription xxiii
- List of Exercises xxiv
-
Part I
-
General section
- 1. Introduction 3
- 2. The Indo-European Family of Languages 11
- 3. The Culture and Origin of the Indo-Europeans 35
- 4. Sound Change 55
-
Language change
- 5. Analogy 75
- 6. Other Form-Changes 83
- 7. Vocabulary Changes 85
- 8. Morphological and Syntactic Change 93
-
Reconstruction
- 9. Internal Reconstruction 99
- 10. The Comparative Method 107
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Part II
-
Comparative Indo-European Linguistics
- 11. The Sounds and the Accent 119
-
Morphology
- 12. Introduction 171
- 13. The Substantive 179
- 14. The Adjective 219
- 15. The Pronoun 225
- 16. The Numerals 237
- 17. Indeclinable Words 245
- 18. The Verb 251
- Appendix 289
- Bibliography 311
- Maps 343
- Illustrations 359
- Indexes 387