Indo-European Language and Culture: An Introduction provides a comprehensive overview of comparative Indo-European linguistics and the branches of the Indo-European language family, covering both linguistic and cultural material. Opening with an introduction to the comparative method of linguistic reconstruction and discussion of the culture and homeland of the Indo-Europeans, the volume provides detailed overviews of the phonology, morphology, and syntax of reconstructed Proto-Indo-European. Each branch's development from ancient to modern times is outlined, and illustrative text samples are given along with translations, etymological commentary, exercises and suggestions for further reading in all chapters. This new edition contains illustrations and photographs of inscriptions illustrating the ancient writing systems, and enhanced and new coverage of dozens of languages. Corrected, revised, and with greater coverage than the first edition, Indo-European Language and Culture is the definitive introduction to the field.

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Table of Contents. 1 Introduction: The Comparative Method and the Indo-European Family. 2 Proto-Indo-European Culture and Archaeology. 3 Proto-Indo-European Phonology. 4 Proto-Indo-European Morphology: Introduction. 5 The Verb. 6 The Noun. 7 Pronouns and Other Parts of Speech. 8 Proto-Indo-European Syntax. 9 Anatolian. 10 Indo-Iranian I: Indic. 11 Indo-Iranian II: Iranian. 12 Greek. 13 Italic. 14 Celtic. 15 Germanic. 16 Armenian. 17 Tocharian. 18 Balto-Slavic. 19 Albanian. 20 Fragmentary Languages