Benjamin W. Fortson

Broschiertes Buch

Indo-European Language and Culture

An Introduction

Beschreibung

This revised and expanded edition provides a comprehensive overview of comparative Indo-European linguistics and the branches of the Indo-European language family, covering both linguistic and cultural material. Now offering even greater coverage than the first edition, it is the definitive introduction to the field.

Updated, corrected, and expanded edition, containing new illustrations of selected texts and inscriptions, and text samples with translations and etymological commentary

Extensively covers individual histories of both ancient and modern languages of the Indo-European family

Provides an overview of Proto-Indo-European culture, society, and language

Designed for use in courses, with exercises and suggestions for further reading included in each chapter

Includes maps, a glossary, a bibliography, and comprehensive word and subject indexes

Autor

Benjamin W. Fortson IV is Associate Professor of Greek and Latin Language, Literature, and Historical Linguistics in the Department of Classical Studies at the University of Michigan.

Produktdetails

• Blackwell Textbooks in Linguistics
• Verlag: Wiley & Sons
• 2nd ed.
• Seitenzahl: 576
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. Juli 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 244mm x 170mm x 31mm
• Gewicht: 843g
• ISBN-13: 9781405188968
• ISBN-10: 1405188960
• Artikelnr.: 26499852

Rezensionen

Praise for the Previous Edition:

"Superb ... [Fortson's] short general discussions of the histories and ecologies of the individual languages are the best I have ever read." (Recensiones - Salesianum, 2008)

"I would like to conclude by stressing that this is an excellent textbook. I have taught from it, and the students in my class not only learned a great deal from it, they also seemed to enjoy the book almost as much as I did." (Bryn Mawr Classical Review)

"Finally, there is a reliable, engaging and accessible presentation of the communis opinio. And there are even exercises! ... Fortson has produced an excellent book that fulfills its goals admirably. I hope it will inspire a renaissance of Indo-European linguistics in English speaking countries." (Journal of the American Oriental Society)