Introduction to the 'Laryngeal Theory'

by Fredrik O. Lindeman

According to the "Laryngeal Theory," Indo-European language --the putative ancestor of Celtic, Germanic, Balto-Slavic, Greek, Armenian, Indo-Iranian, and many other languages--possessed certain consonants called "laryngeals." Although one or two of these consonants live on in Anatolian Indo-European languages, "laryngeals" survive only as vestiges in the non-Anatolian Indo-European language family. This manual guides readers through the complexities...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 8200026280
• ISBN13: 9788200026280
• Release Date: October 1988
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.3"