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In The Precursors of Proto-Indo-European some of the world’s leading experts in historical linguistics shed new light on two hypotheses about the prehistory of the Indo-European language family, the so-called Indo-Anatolian and Indo-Uralic hypotheses. The Indo-Anatolian hypothesis states that the Anatolian branch of the Indo-European family should be viewed as a sister language of ‘classical’ Proto-Indo-European, the ancestor of all the other, non-Anatolian branches. The common ancestor of all Indo-European languages, including Anatolian, can then be called Proto-Indo-Anatolian. The Indo-Uralic hypothesis states that the closest genetic relative of Indo-European is the Uralic language family, and that both derive from a common ancestor called Proto-Indo-Uralic. The book unravels the history of these hypotheses and scrutinizes the evidence for and against them. Contributors are Stefan H. Bauhaus, Rasmus G. Bjørn, Dag Haug, Petri Kallio, Simona Klemenčič, Alwin Kloekhorst, Frederik Kortlandt, Guus Kroonen, Martin J. Kümmel, Milan Lopuhaä-Zwakenberg, Alexander Lubotsky, Rosemarie Lühr, Michaël Peyrot, Tijmen Pronk, Andrei Sideltsev, Michiel de Vaan, Mikhail Zhivlov.

Proto-Indo-European language --- Extinct languages --- Dead languages --- Languages, Extinct --- Language and languages --- Language obsolescence --- Proto-Aryan language --- Protoindoeuropean language --- Indo-European languages --- History --- Grammar, Comparative --- E-books

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This book, derived from the acclaimed Cambridge Encyclopedia of the World's Ancient Languages, describes the ancient languages of Asia and the Americas, for the convenience of students and specialists working in that area. Each chapter of the work focuses on an individual language or, in some instances, a set of closely related varieties of a language. Providing a full descriptive presentation, each of these chapters examines the writing system(s), phonology, morphology, syntax and lexicon of that language, and places the language within its proper linguistic and historical context. The volume brings together an international array of scholars, each a leading specialist in ancient language study. While designed primarily for scholars and students of linguistics, this work will prove invaluable to all whose studies take them into the realm of ancient language.

Historical linguistics --- America --- Asia --- Extinct languages --- Historical linguistics. --- Langues mortes --- Linguistique historique --- Asie --- Amérique --- Languages --- History. --- Langues --- Histoire --- Languages. --- Amérique --- Dead languages --- Languages, Extinct --- Language and languages --- Language obsolescence --- Arts and Humanities --- Language & Linguistics

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In The Dura Language: Grammar andamp; Phylogeny Nicolas Schorer provides the definite descriptive account of this hitherto poorly documented language of Lamjung, Nepal. The Dura language is effectively extinct, although attempts at revival may be undertaken by well-intentioned members of Dura ethnicity. On the basis of a comprehensive study and analysis of all of the extant Dura language material, the book outlines the phonology, nominal and verbal morphology, lexical and syntactic properties as well as the phylogenetic position of the language in unprecedented detail. The result of the phylogenetic inquiry will help explain some of the sociocultural realities associated with the Dura community in Nepal and is a significant contribution to our understanding of the linguistic landscape of the Himalayas.

Dura language --- Extinct languages --- Dura (Langue) --- Langues mortes --- Grammar --- History --- Grammaire --- Histoire --- Nepal --- Népal --- Languages --- Langues --- Dead languages --- Languages, Extinct --- Language and languages --- Language obsolescence --- Tibeto-Burman languages --- Grammar. --- History. --- Lamjung (Nepal : District) --- Lamjung District (Nepal) --- Languages.

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This book, derived from the acclaimed Cambridge Encyclopedia of the World's Ancient Languages, describes the ancient languages of Mesopotamia, Egypt and Aksum, for the convenience of students and specialists working in that area. Each chapter of the work focuses on an individual language or, in some instances, a set of closely related varieties of a language. Providing a full descriptive presentation, each of these chapters examines the writing system(s), phonology, morphology, syntax and lexicon of that language, and places the language within its proper linguistic and historical context. The volume brings together an international array of scholars, each a leading specialist in ancient language study. While designed primarily for scholars and students of linguistics, this work will prove invaluable to all whose studies take them into the realm of ancient language.

Hamitic languages --- Historical linguistics --- Assyria, Babylonia, Mesopotamia --- Ethiopia --- Egypt --- Extinct languages --- Historical linguistics. --- Langues mortes --- Linguistique historique --- Iraq --- Aksum (Kingdom) --- Irak --- Egypte --- Aksoum (Royaume) --- Languages --- History. --- Langues --- Histoire --- Languages. --- Dead languages --- Languages, Extinct --- Language and languages --- Language obsolescence --- Axum (Kingdom) --- Afroasiatic languages --- Akkadien (langue) --- Copte (langue) --- Égyptien ancien (langue) --- Guèze (langue) --- Sumérien (langue)

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This book, derived from the acclaimed Cambridge Encyclopedia of the World's Ancient Languages, describes the ancient languages of Syria-Palestine and Arabia, for the convenience of students and specialists working in that area. Each chapter of the work focuses on an individual language or, in some instances, a set of closely related varieties of a language. Providing a full descriptive presentation, each of these chapters examines the writing system(s), phonology, morphology, syntax and lexicon of that language, and places the language within its proper linguistic and historical context. The volume brings together an international array of scholars, each a leading specialist in ancient language study. While designed primarily for scholars and students of linguistics, this work will prove invaluable to all whose studies take them into the realm of ancient language.

Historical linguistics --- Arab States --- Extinct languages --- Langues mortes --- Linguistique historique --- Arabian Peninsula --- Syria --- Palestine --- Arabie (Péninsule) --- Syrie --- Languages --- History. --- Langues --- Histoire --- Arabie (Péninsule) --- Arab states --- Dead languages --- Languages, Extinct --- Language and languages --- Language obsolescence --- Languages. --- Arts and Humanities --- Language & Linguistics