Towards a History of the Basque Language
Published on 1. January 1996
Book
Hardback
365 pages
978-1-55619-585-3 (ISBN)
Description
Questions related to the origin and history of the Basque language spark considerable interest, since it is the only surviving pre-Indo-European language in western Europe. However, until now, there was no readily available source in English providing answers to these questions or giving an overview of past and current research in this area. This book is intended to partly fill this void.
The book contains both state-of-the-art papers which summarize our knowledge about particular areas of Basque historical linguistics, and articles presenting new hypotheses and points of view based on hard evidence and careful analysis.
All contributors to this volume have demonstrated expertise in the topic within Basque historical linguistics that their chapter addresses. Two classical articles by the late Luis Michelena are included in English translation. In addition, the book includes studies on diachronic phonology, morphology and syntax. The relation of Basque to other languages is also investigated in a couple of chapters.
The book contains both state-of-the-art papers which summarize our knowledge about particular areas of Basque historical linguistics, and articles presenting new hypotheses and points of view based on hard evidence and careful analysis.
All contributors to this volume have demonstrated expertise in the topic within Basque historical linguistics that their chapter addresses. Two classical articles by the late Luis Michelena are included in English translation. In addition, the book includes studies on diachronic phonology, morphology and syntax. The relation of Basque to other languages is also investigated in a couple of chapters.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Amsterdam/Philadelphia
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 245 mm
Width: 164 mm
Weight
825 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-55619-585-3 (9781556195853)
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Content
1. Editor's foreword; 2. The basque country and the Basque language: an overview of the external history of the basque language (by Zuazo, Koldo); 3. The Basque Language and its neighbors in antiquity (by Gorrochategui, Joaquin); 4. Origins and relatives of the Basque language: review of the evidence (by Trask, R.L.); 5. The ancient Basque consonants (by Michelena, Luis); 6. The Latin and romance element in Basque (by Michelena, Luis); 7. Reconstructing the ancient Basque accentual system: hypotheses and evidence (by Hualde, Jose Ignacio); 8. Reconstructing the Pre-proto-Basque root (by Lakarra, Joseba A.); 9. On the history of the Non-finite verb forms in Basque (by Trask, R.L.); 10. On the origin of the finite forms of the Basque verb (by Gomez, Ricardo); 11. The develoment of the Basque system of terms of address and the allocutive conjugation (by Alberdi, Jabier); 12. "Nunc" in old Basque (by Rijk, Rudolf P.G. de); 13. Weak and strong genitive pronouns in northern basque: A Diachronic perspective (by Rebuschi, Georges); 14. General index