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Variation, Contact, and Reconstruction in the Ancient Indo-European Languages : Between Linguistics and Philology / Between Linguistics and Philology edited by Domenica Romagno, Francesco Rovai, Michele Bianconi, and Marta Capano. - 1 online resource. - Brill's Studies in Historical Linguistics ; 17 Language and Linguistics E-Books Online, Collection 2022 . - Brill's Studies in Historical Linguistics ; 17. Language and Linguistics E-Books Online, Collection 2022. .

International conference proceedings.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"The collected papers in this book address an array of important issues in the field of Historical Linguistics and, specifically, Indo-European Linguistics, including different theoretical approaches and innovative methodologies for studying language organization and change, building on the strict relationship between Linguistics and Philology. The papers provide significant contributions to the understanding of aspects of variation, contact and reconstruction, reflect a wide range of perspectives, and focus on issues and data from a large variety of languages. The themes that emerge from the papers center around two main research lines: 1. the relationship between language facts and historical accidents; 2. the relationship between grammatical categories and conceptual representations. The book is of interest for any reader seeking to gain insight into the nature of language organization and change"--

ISBN: 9789004508873 9789004508859

Standard No.: 10.1163/9789004508873 DOI

LCCN: 2022006626

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Extinct languages--Congresses.
Indo-European languages--Congresses.
Language variation--Congresses..
Languages in contact--Congresses..
Reconstruction (Linguistics)--Congresses.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Conference papers and proceedings.

LC Class. No.: P901

Dewey Class. No.: 417/.7