The Oxford Introduction to Proto-Indo-European and the Proto-Indo-European World

by J. P. Mallory, D. Q. Adams

Overview

This book introduces Proto-Indo-European, describes how it was reconstructed from its descendant languages, and shows what it reveals about the people who spoke it between 5,500 and 8,000 years ago. Using related evidence from archaeology and natural history the authors explore the lives, thoughts, passions, culture, society, economy, history, and environment of the Proto-Indo-Europeans. They include chapters on fauna, flora, family and kinship, clothing and textiles, food and drink, space and time, emotions, mythology, and religion, and describe the quest to discover the Proto-Indo-European homeland.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780199287918
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	11/09/2006
Series:	Oxford Linguistics
Pages:	760
Product dimensions:	9.61(w) x 6.69(h) x 1.56(d)

About the Author

J. P. Mallory is Professor of Prehistoric Archaeology at the Queen's University of Belfast. He holds a PhD in Indo-European Studies (1975) from the University of California. His books include In Search of the Indo-Europeans (1989) and, with Victor Mair, The Tarim Mummies: The Mystery of the First Westerners in Ancient China (2000). He is currently the editor of the Journal of Indo-European Studies and was elected to the Royal Irish Academy in 1996.

D. Q. Adams is Professor of English at the University of Idaho. He holds a PhD in Linguistics (1972) from the University of Chicago (1972). His published work includes An Introduction to Tocharian Historical Morphology (1988), A Dictionary of Tocharian B (1999), and numerous articles on Indo-European and especially Tocharian topics.
J. P. Mallory and D. Q. Adams are the co-editors of the Encyclopedia of Indo-European Culture (1997).

Table of Contents

List of MapsList of FiguresList of TablesList of Abbreviations and AcronymsIntroduction: How to Use This Book1. Discovery2. The Elements3. Reconstructing Proto-Indo-European4. The System5. Relationships6. A Place in Time7. Reconstructing the Proto-Indo-Europeans8. The Physical World9. Indo-European Fauna10. Indo-European Flora11. Anatomy12. Family and Kinship13. Hearth and Home14. Clothing and Textiles15. Material Culture16. Food and Drink17. Society18. Space and Time19. Number and Quantity20. Mind, Emotions and Sense Perception21. Speech and Sound22. Activities23. Religion24. Grammatical Categories25. Comparative Mythology26. Origins - The Never-ending TaleBasic Sound Correspondences Between PIE and the Major IE GroupsA Proto-Indo-European-English Word-ListAn English-Proto-Indo-European Word-ListReferencesIndex of LanguagesIndex of Subjects and Places