{"product_id":"indoeuropean-language-and-culture-9781405188968","title":"IndoEuropean Language and Culture","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for the Previous Edition:\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\"Superb … [Fortson's] short general discussions of the histories and ecologies of the individual languages are the best I have ever read.\" (\u003ci\u003eRecensiones - Salesianum\u003c\/i\u003e, 2008)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"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.\" (\u003ci\u003eBryn Mawr Classical Review\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"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.\" (\u003ci\u003eJournal of the American Oriental Society\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Illustrations xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface xii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface to the Second Edition xvi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xvii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGuide to the Reader xix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1 Introduction: The Comparative Method and the Indo-European Family \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Study of Language Relationships and the Comparative Method (§§1.1–12) 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndo-European Historical Linguistics (§§1.13–19) 8\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion (§§1.20–22) 14\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFor Further Reading 15\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFor Review 16\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercises 16\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e2 Proto-Indo-European Culture and Archaeology \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e18\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction (§§2.1–2) 18\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSociety (§§2.3–16) 19\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReligion, Ritual, and Myth (§§2.17–36) 25\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePoetics (§§2.37–45) 32\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePersonal Names (§§2.46–49) 38\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eArchaeology and the PIE Homeland Question (§§2.50–73) 39\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFor Further Reading 49\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFor Review 50\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercises 50\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e3 Proto-Indo-European Phonology \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e53\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction (§3.1) 53\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConsonants (§§3.2–25) 53\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVowels (§§3.26–32) 66\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePhonological Rules (§§3.33–44) 69\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFor Further Reading 72\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFor Review 73\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercises 73\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e4 Proto-Indo-European Morphology: Introduction \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e75\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Root and Indo-European Morphophonemics (§4.1) 75\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Root (§§4.2–11) 76\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAblaut (§§4.12–19) 79\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMorphological Categories of PIE (§§4.20–24) 83\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFor Further Reading 85\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFor Review 85\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercises 85\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e5 The Verb \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e88\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Structure of the PIE Verb (§§5.1–10) 88\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePersonal Endings (§§5.11–18) 91\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Present Stem (§§5.19–44) 95\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Aorist Stem (§§5.45–50) 101\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Perfect Stem (§§5.51–53) 103\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMoods (§§5.54–57) 105\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNon-finite Verbal Formations and Other Topics (§§5.58–63) 107\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFor Further Reading 110\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFor Review 110\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercises 110\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e6 The Noun \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e113\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction (§§6.1–3) 113\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAthematic Nouns (§§6.4–42) 114\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThematic Nouns (§§6.43–67) 126\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Collective and the Feminine (§§6.68–71) 131\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAdjectives (§§6.72–81) 134\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNominal Composition and Other Topics (§§6.82–87) 136\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFor Further Reading 137\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFor Review 138\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercises 138\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e7 Pronouns and Other Parts of Speech \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e140\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePronouns: Introduction (§7.1) 140\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePersonal Pronouns (§§7.2–8) 140\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOther Pronouns and the Pronominal Declension (§§7.9–14) 143\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNumerals (§§7.15–22) 145\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAdverbs (§§7.23–25) 147\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrepositions and Postpositions (§7.26) 148\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConjunctions and Interjections (§§7.27–30) 149\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFor Further Reading 150\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercises 151\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e8 Proto-Indo-European Syntax \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e152\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction (§§8.1–5) 152\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSyntax of the Phrase (§§8.6–11) 154\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSyntax of the Clause (§§8.12–30) 156\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePhrase and Sentence Prosody and the Interaction of Syntax and Phonology (§§8.31–36) 165\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFor Further Reading 168\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFor Review 168\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercises 169\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e9 Anatolian \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e170\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction (§§9.1–4) 170\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrom PIE to Common Anatolian (§§9.5–14) 172\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHittite (§§9.15–44) 174\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLuvian (§§9.45–58) 185\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePalaic (§§9.59–61) 192\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLycian (§§9.62–70) 193\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLydian (§§9.71–75) 195\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCarian, Pisidian, and Sidetic (§9.76) 198\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFor Further Reading 198\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFor Review 199\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercises 199\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePIE Vocabulary I: Man, Woman, Kinship 200\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e10 Indo-Iranian I: Indic \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e202\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction to Indo-Iranian (§§10.1–4) 202\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrom PIE to Indo-Iranian (§§10.5–19) 203\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndic (Indo-Aryan) (§§10.20–22) 206\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSanskrit (§§10.23–51) 207\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMiddle Indic (§§10.52–57) 219\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eModern (New) Indo-Aryan (§§10.58–63) 221\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFor Further Reading 223\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFor Review 224\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercises 224\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePIE Vocabulary II: Animals 226\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e11 Indo-Iranian II: Iranian \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e227\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction (§§11.1–8) 227\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAvestan (§§11.9–27) 228\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOld Persian (§§11.28–36) 236\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMiddle and Modern Iranian (§§11.37–53) 241\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFor Further Reading 245\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFor Review 245\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercises 246\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePIE Vocabulary III: Food and Agriculture 247\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e12 Greek \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e248\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction (§§12.1–8) 248\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrom PIE to Greek (§§12.9–53) 252\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGreek after the Classical Period (§§12.54–57) 263\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Philology of Homer and Its Pitfalls (§§12.58–67) 264\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFor Further Reading 270\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFor Review 271\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercises 271\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePIE Vocabulary IV: The Body 273\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e13 Italic \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e274\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction (§§13.1–5) 274\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrom PIE to Italic (§§13.6–23) 277\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLatino-Faliscan (§13.24) 281\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLatin (§§13.25–53) 282\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFaliscan (§§13.54–55) 294\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSabellic (Osco-Umbrian) (§§13.56–66) 296\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUmbrian (§§13.67–74) 298\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSouth Picene (§§13.75–76) 300\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOscan (§§13.77–80) 302\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOther Sabellic Languages (§13.81) 303\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFor Further Reading 304\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFor Review 304\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercises 305\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePIE Vocabulary V: Body Functions and States 307\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e14 Celtic \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e309\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction (§§14.1–3) 309\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrom PIE to Celtic (§§14.4–11) 310\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eContinental Celtic (§§14.12–19) 312\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInsular Celtic (§§14.20–27) 316\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGoidelic: Old Irish and Its Descendants (§§14.28–50) 319\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eScottish Gaelic and Manx (§§14.51–52) 327\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBrittonic (§§14.53–56) 328\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWelsh (§§14.57–61) 329\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBreton (§§14.62–68) 331\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCornish (§§14.69–72) 334\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFor Further Reading 335\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFor Review 335\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercises 335\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePIE Vocabulary VI: Natural Environment 337\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e15 Germanic \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e338\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction (§§15.1–4) 338\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrom PIE to Germanic (§§15.5–35) 339\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRunic (§§15.36–39) 348\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEast Germanic (§15.40) 350\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGothic (§§15.41–48) 353\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWest Germanic (§§15.49–51) 356\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOld English (§§15.52–64) 357\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMiddle and Modern English (§§15.65–69) 362\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOld High German (§§15.70–81) 365\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOld Saxon (§§15.82–85) 370\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDutch and Frisian (§§15.86–88) 371\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNorth Germanic: Old Norse and Scandinavian (§§15.89–108) 372\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFor Further Reading 378\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFor Review 379\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercises 379\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePIE Vocabulary VII: Position and Motion 381\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e16 Armenian \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e382\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction (§§16.1–10) 382\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFrom PIE to Classical Armenian (§§16.11–41) 385\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMiddle and Modern Armenian 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