First published in 1969, Indo-European Philology by W. B. Lockwood offers a comprehensive exploration of the origins, development, and relationships of Indo-European languages. The book traces the foundations of comparative philology, examines key language families such as Romance, Germanic, Celtic, and Slavonic, and delves into classical languages like Latin, Greek, and Sanskrit. Featuring detailed analyses of texts and applied philology, it also addresses the interaction between Indo-European and non-Indo-European languages. This essential work provides both historical context and practical insights, making it an invaluable resource for linguists and language enthusiasts alike.
- 193 pages
- English
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Table of contents
- Cover Page
- Half Title Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Original Title Page
- Original Copyright Page
- Contents
- Preface
- Abbreviations
- 1 Language Study Before the Nineteenth Century
- 2 Foundations and Development of Comparative Indo-European Philology
- 3 Classification of Indo-European Languages
- 4 Preliminaries
- 5 From Latin to Modern Romance
- 6 English and Its Germanic Relatives
- 7 The Classical Languages: Latin, Greek, Sanskrit
- 8 Germanic and the Indo-European Background
- 9 Baltic and Slavonic
- 10 Celtic
- 11 Texts Analysed and Compared
- 12 Applied Comparative Philology
- 13 Indo-European and Non-Indo-European
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