The Indo-European Language Family: A Phylogenetic Perspective

This book explores the relationship between Indo-European languages, tracing their common ancestor and analyzing their diverse branches. It highlights the early diversification of the language family and its significance today.

Format: Hardback
Length: 275 pages
Publication date: 22 September 2022
Publisher: Cambridge University Press

The Indo-European language family, encompassing modern languages such as English, Spanish, Russian, and Hindi, as well as ancient languages like Greek, Latin, and Sanskrit, shares a common ancestry. However, the precise relationship between these languages remains a subject of extensive research. In this groundbreaking book, a team of international scholars comes together to explore this fundamental question. The book offers a comprehensive introduction to linguistic subgrouping, providing a deep understanding of the ten main branches of the Indo-European language family: Anatolian, Tocharian, Italic, Celtic, Germanic, Greek, Armenian, Albanian, Indo-Iranian, and Balto-Slavic. By highlighting the distinct characteristics of these branches while also revealing striking similarities, the book showcases the early diversification of the Indo-European language family, which is spoken by half the world's population today. This title is also available as open access on Cambridge Core, making its insights accessible to a wider audience.

Weight: 608g
Dimension: 159 x 237 x 24 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781108499798