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Pre-Greek
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Before the arrival of the Indo-European Greeks in the area around the Aegean Sea, a non-Indo-European language was spoken there which was eventually replaced by Greek. Although no written texts exist in this Pre-Greek language, Robert Beekes shows that we can reconstruct elements of its phonology and morphology on the basis of the substantial amount of Pre-Greek vocabulary which was absorbed by Greek. In addition to the general characteristics of Pre-Greek, Beekes provides a complete overview of the evidence, comprising over 1100 Greek etyma which are certainly of Pre-Greek origin. The book thus opens a window on the first Pre-Indo-European language of prehistoric Europe to have left a trace in history.
| Title |
Pre-Greek : phonology, morphology, lexicon / Robert S. P. Beekes edited by Stefan Norbruis. |
|---|---|
| Publisher |
Leiden, Netherlands : Brill |
| Creation Date |
2014 |
| Notes |
Description based upon print version of record. Includes bibliographical references and index. English |
| Content |
Front Matter / Robert S.P. Beekes and Stefan Norbruis -- Introduction / Robert S.P. Beekes and Stefan Norbruis -- Phonology / Robert S.P. Beekes and Stefan Norbruis -- Morphology / Robert S.P. Beekes and Stefan Norbruis -- The Unity of Pre-Greek / Robert S.P. Beekes and Stefan Norbruis -- Pre-Greek is Non-Indo-European / Robert S.P. Beekes and Stefan Norbruis -- The Pre-Greek Lexicon / Robert S.P. Beekes and Stefan Norbruis -- Bibliography / Robert S.P. Beekes and Stefan Norbruis -- Index / Robert S.P. Beekes and Stefan Norbruis. |
| Series |
Brill Introductions to Indo-European Languages, 2214-5605 Volume 2 |
| Extent |
1 online resource (193 p.) |
| Language |
English |
| Copyright Date |
©2014 |
| National Library system number |
997010702252005171 |
MARC RECORDS
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