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OSWALD J. L. SZEMERENYI
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Introduction to
Indo-European Linguistics
“Translated fom
Bijan in die vrgleichnde Spracheiomchaft
with addona notes and references
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Preface to the English Translation
‘This work was first published in 1970—in German, since it had been
commissioned by the wellknown German publisher Wissenachae
liche Buchgeelshatt (WB) of Darmrtadt. In de courte the German
cnginal war followed by truslaion into varius ether langunges,
‘bviounly Beaune the work ws fl oils gap inthe tertare ava
tbl forthe study of Indo-European linguistic, First came Spanish
translation in 1978, no doubt helped by the weighty recommendation
(of Profesor Eugenio Cozei followed by & Russian transition
1980 and by an Taian translation in 198s, which was ia facta enced
tnd enlarged eciion, the basis of the thoroughly revised third German
ttn of 198, The second edition of 198 brought only the cotee-
tion of the numerous minprints ofthe fst eon, sedi the fourth
‘tion of 991 in telation to the third edition. The detail ofthis eng
nd complex tory an nom be readin my Swing Up Life of v9
passe)
"The appearance of translations into & number of important work
languages raises at once the quetion Row it hac come about that there
hn been 20 far no English tranlation, especialy the author i
Know wo be proud of having been born In nd city and bas been
ish iien by bith for eighey years now. Ie can be stated sight
say that am atempt to produce an independent wor, an Tntadution
{o TE Philology, ea actly ated inthe mids ong before the
German Biftirang 1 worked on this ook quite hard and stil ave
so rypewriten quarto pages to show the seiouress ofthe efor 68
ages presenta survey of the TE languages end pp. 169-546 ive &
thorough phonology, (ee Summing Up. pp. 408). But i remine tue
that although T worked hard Tdi ot wor hard enough, and when
the request of che WB came in Jananry 1965 to wnt for them
German Binfuhrang, the English plan was masurally shelved, ot least
forthe time Being
In these cifcumstnces i came ata reat suprise when, after the
publication ofthe Eifhung i toy, the WB ilormed te in Match* Preface tothe English Frmaion
197s that «il eginee in California had fed produce an
Efuichteataonandn supporto hie ofr hn tered to Be
Macon Bele, profes Bebl wh dad hat bok wos
tna inveducon tothe sas mot ot oes bront
Bier and recat shat seed inthe Sifchuny ish tse
‘toring on anna ironed wen ono cen hand
Ie ape tyr burl cry Se plated ner pea
Bagund’s dren har was eer ob fled
“Tis old have meant snd a ope af evr secng my idee
ut TE linguini an Englah ge Balhae no cease
fogihe.tn December soo Atta Morpurgo Davy see opt
Brofesr of fe Piology in Ove ren te stenton oe Ox
Univeray Pree to my Bojan and nigeee es eines
‘no Enea might wef dente prone
“The eth now he han te nde of my eae
{ends in Bogan David Monon onesie oss Profesor ot
Giese tt Weneid Coleg Univeiy of Landon, tnd tow
‘eiremen i Penance eu iling to shoule the tk of exnon
‘rhs mie rene owe tem peound grate frag sa
Sita so cet also hope te Ovford Caner Pres
‘ili the vere a unewnring dering
As way the ae withthe Tian aon ty ook as agin
enced tyne hehe pane phe ne of
‘ton, Ihave once gin ted fo nelae tering hat eo
rotate Tas hata new generation of sean pec
Engh spears thoughout the wow ed tat thes ee oe
served by me and my nlc
Prete Br Ona Ssemerényi
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Preface to the First Edition
"This work was conceived bythe publishers as an introduction to com=
parative Indo-European linguistics, and the author har caried out
Their intention to the bert of hi ably. The introductory chapters f=)
be of a more general nature, but the main pat proses «comparative
Phonology nd morphology ofthe Indo-European languates.
Th the veatmen of problems, imporance has been asathed to mak
ing a clear distinction between the Indo-European situation a recon
fructed bythe comparative method and the diachronic interpretation
ff thie situation. In shi way Ht was hoped to ensure thatthe student
‘vould always Leep these tw problems separate and san himself not
{ortcke the second unl dhe fire war resolved
‘The work is envinged ana genuine introduction tothe subject. For
‘his reaon every effort has been made to set ou fats, problems, and
“onclsions at simply as porble. Even » beginner, however should
be'pur im poston to euaint himself wath the intiaces of the
‘serious problems. In contast t0 the practice of some well-known
Introduction, schich provide only a summary bibliography atthe end
fefeences to frther literature are piven throughout, oti Fotos
tht at the end of each section. Sine Indo-European linguistics f=
trrid-wide discipline caltvaed in many countries Ihave sought to
Include everything of importance walle to me, expel recent
sna contemporary literature, while forthe eal prio the Fader is
for the most part refered to the bibliographies! collection i older
Regarding the reference to the literature of the subject Ihave had
the advantage of working for many ears in cesearch establishments
Dlentflly equipped in tis Beld of sey. Special thanks ae due 0
ry former home, University College London, to the other institutions
‘t London University, especialy Bedford College, and tothe British
Museum, to al of which with their rich treasures T had consinuous
‘icon for fife yous, Inthe lst Bive yearn through the generous
Support of the Land of Baden-Wortemberr and of my newi Preface tthe int Edition
ives, have been able 0 evilith «recarch cents ere in
Fetburg th, Tn few cuentas weed dese orem et
wich T have not sons these ve ideed by an wer tn the
Ton since the end of 1968 when the anascpe mw ent to te
publnher a umber of inpertant works have appeaed Tose hae
‘fc td ult once, but ow unfortunately impossible to treat
‘hm with he sme throughnere ss carlerpbaton: If work =
‘or mentioned this Sos not ecstsry mean tht i i unkown to
mm. I ahoul, however, be grate i authors who Goat find seit
‘rods uted hee wold end them t me; they woul be of adeetoge
Inthe even of cond eon Tahould ke oto mention that te
Ir par of the reserch within the at al cetury hehe ented
brimelnahitrareven appear in Carn Tenn ng
“There emai nly the plestnt dy of expressing my grate to
those who have helped ie ith thie orks Special turks sre due
{erm former secetary, Mis Ingrid Lang and 0 Dr Ue Massa
Br Aled Bemesberger, “ Ce Mw and
Preface to the Third Edition
“This work iret appeared over fiteen years ago, I ithas the same good
fortune in tr new revised form, afer anther fifteen years it wil ave
tered the third millenium, a prospect which brings home is
‘Sthor the reat responsiblity inherent in hs undertaking his book
Stars do janice to thi dieu but noble tank, i reqited «thorough
Tevision inorder to absorb and crllyrefet the many new ides
‘hich have matured in our field of study during Steen years. has
omeauenty undergone many changes
These changes have in part been made in dhe ex itself This was
recent) whee I have changed my views oF found t dsinle t
Formulate them more preseely, and, much more often, where the
fener had to be given information on recent development, since oly
Inthe way could the original sie of the work be safeguarded. This
tres unmvoidabe, for example, in the case of the sovaled glottal
heory (6), or of the verbal sspet (0-4-4) the ater in particule
fequred a more detailed and decided treatment, Hut even beyond
these major prablems has been necesory to include much new
UFrnouns and veree ez, Such additonal sections have been indicated,
‘there posible, in the Table of Contents,
Furthermore, the rapid progress of world-wide research has, of
course, necelated changes inthe nots. The authori more than
rer convinced (end tht conviction hs been strengthened by many
‘Sta and weten communications secived frm others) that an into
Glocuon can ful te purpove only Hf helps the beginner fo gain
foothold by opening up fr him the many ways of ongoing esearch, Tn
the present werters opinion, auch help-may be impaired 0° even
Tender whelly inefecive i two ays: First, 90 more than a biblio-
[ranical sppendix may be even, stung important works, 8 ese
Ei'ocrrines appear to be peculiarly thoe of the author, whereas
In face by and Inge they represent the commas opinio of is tine
Thi the case with Milt's Tatroducion and ecounts for certainx Preface tothe hind Bition
peculirtesof French works on Indo-European, Secondly, there are
{hose whe, ike Brugmana in hie Gnindry provide an ample bible
rap for each separate chapter, but not sep by sep for each point a
{Ssue. In mayo case, from the Rest edition onward, i hat seemed
‘more honest and more helpful to make the reader avare fom the out
feethat we have hal many precurtrs and to show especialy wht they
Schieved. [have also sought to avoid at far se pombe a one-iced
presentation: to mention not only those writers whose views coincided
fnith mine but seo those who held other opinions, nd offen o indicate
{rie how their work should be jaded. Ihave sta fel appropriate
to give due prominence to old views slongside the new, thus making
‘lear and maintaining te ink withthe founder of our sence
“The great number of references ruben it necemary radially ©
bbrevinte the tides of the more fequenty cited books and period
‘ale Ieonlys ame (obvioualy that of an author) and yea are given,
the work wil nal probability be found red under ‘Abbreviations
For abbreviations of names of languages there isa separate iat.
[Abbreviated names of journals are included isthe mai index, but itis
Possible that fw rarely cited periodicals have been omited these
‘an ently be found in the Ut of abbreviations a the begining f each
‘lume ofthe international Biierophe Linwttiqe, Old abbrevi
‘ion these days ae often superseded by new one, hich ae aay
fich a to revel that their inventors have no fsling for historical cone
‘inuty. For me, an abbreviation such as BGDS. can only imply
Aeiberate rejection of the historical fac thatthe journal in quseion
teas founded and for many years edited by Hermann Paul and
Withelm Braune, and ws accordingly for a whole century unt
recently referred to only as PBB. Equally unhistorcal, or even ant
storia to my mind isthe ue of ZVS for the venerable RZ, which
constantly reminded us ofthe journal's founder Adalbert Kukn.* No
less unplearant ss the frequent changing of ureration in periodical
fers, 2 practice which takes no account of the pride & contbutor
Should fel at ecing that his work decorates, ey, vol. t¥9 and not
merely vol, 3. Ie with equal pleasure that one sees that APA
{cached its hundred volume in 1979 and likewise JAOS in 198; that
in 19g BSL reached is eghteth and KZ i niney-cghth volume
‘Much reater are the diicultis of nding one's way in the French
RPA, in which new series are inteoduced st ever shorter intervals;
rosime ace he British Arch
ae rtd Games as RE Fateh Tek
Preface nthe hind Eaton x
‘Filly, should perhaps be mentoned cht within the book
numerous crowreferences are provided to other passages dealing
sith» parser problem,
Thad almost completed he log tsk of revision when, through the
kindness af one oft authors, Lfceved 2 new and copious wrk of
‘Sich, regetably, Twas notable fo tke full account but which, for
Ubac very renon, fact emphatically revommend hee (4 ao a 1.6
BeUISE snp eter to sol 1 of the Infogermoniche Grommatik
Founded by Jey Kurlowica, which contains the introduction (0
the Indo-European languages by the late Warren Comgil, 20 eat
Ulpareds andthe phonology by his very active collaborator, Manfred
Mayshoter
‘Aer this lengthy discourse I can only sy: die aoa animam
pay roeContents
Abbreviations, ete. si
Toneuages Cited =
2 Language in Change i
revi 10, Forieno, read fel
30.84. Fora, read at
#8. For Lith (early at) read Lith pas early pti)
94:6, For oer end o-tg.
137,24. For al read hal
196,29. or thas read ihe
97.31. For tadhes, per ead *pdher, bier
205,25. Portia red a
39. For bstanily read substantially
sey pain. Fors readyContents
Abbreviations, ee. wi
Languages Cid sa
1. Intodtion i
13. The found f compara ing :
NE Tetubjececmacter the Indo-European languages °
2 Language in Change "
35 Reel nnd cage 3
2p Cohen mins x
a Comparion of ihe nite 2
2 Tasks of Indo-European Linguistics »
4) The storm of Indo-European *
4 Phonology: Reconsracion of the System ”
Eo Diphtonge a
$5 Seinowet a
SE Static guide siv Contents Content »
‘$5. The phonological system of Indo-European 6 923. Imperntive endings 23
sara eee x Gree setae
4 Prehistory of he Indo-European Phonlogil Sytoms——an gua paints FA
ae i fae “
fee ean ae es Se Aewendte ass
2. Peli reason oun nesion us (er Atboone aac os
32 Scmmendnginspe 4 {Stim sare ea
15, Newland uid me ‘a {0 Se *
8. Morphology Il: Pronouns and Numerals 293 : as
5 Demnnesiveproneme en S St Ran
854. Personal pronouns a SEE Ae in verte
85; Name = oy. Sse prions oman
9. Morphology 11: Verbs ne ee ene, eeeinle‘Special Topics
fader
Contents
Lower ions?
Abbreviations, ete.
AAvitang= Ate Anta Harari, Bape.
‘trmiles nme ef mei Linu, Cheseln’, Ohio
GinsG'= Amtndaner Barge ar ern Geman. Area
‘Aer, Werner od, Kanethie, rere sm Ma,
Main ies ad eaarged ed. 2973,
Vers “Bessy eactaredelb ndapes, Mai, 1963
ie new mage AE oer fs eon, IP. 993 28.
BGI nie Geto elo, Florence.
‘tb ann nde Eropron Dat cH. Bisa ad J, Pe, Los
{ON L~ al dln Orewa dt Nepal, Seione Ling
AIGLL'™ mericon Jounal for Germanic Languages and Litraturs,
AYP (A) = meron Jura of Pilg, Bair
AKUP = arbeten tam Rtles Univercien Prot, Cologne
Lt tajes ete Linge (Hah Copenhagen
‘ARI? due and Nearer omhee Wee. Teor
'W: Haase, Bern 072 (2/1, 198
Ant Reine, Tevoacton ie Herc and Comporaine Ling,
rorsiand edn 1986,
Pitt aibtpapier aden af Init for Lng, University of
‘Copeshage
Abin, Yo Le) In Memoriam Be Shar 298ai ABbrevatons,
Amie sr Gezemart, and ed. Feb 19,
Antica, Msi
ASGM = At dl Soa Gato Mion, Mien.
‘ASNP= Ana data Seats Nomaty Sper di Po
‘Ravan Syfsin (el), Anwine Mee cep de som temp’ HEL
vo a9a8 aes
‘Stang oa: reve by Houde, Kr 38109734
alt= Balhomho Eohoonome Linge Balbo So
Bemsmeberer, Ale, Stn sar arya ks,
ir dupes te gormanichen Vato 86
ieee Lanmetton 8
Sie itopblpe de ugemonihen Nomen, 990
1BB= (Brosnbrgrr Bia sur Kunde der. Speck, 879-1998
{BBCS = Bullen he Board of Cee Sas, Cart
BDPAS = Biogphcal Disionary of the Phonic Scenes, eA.
‘Bronstein Raphael ad © | Stevens. New York 977
asker RS. Larggeais= The repent of th Pro TE Layman
“Gath The Hage ne
Cri The Onn of the 1 Nominal fection tabu 98
A Cromer Cathe deen, 98
SEN it ead et a Wah
Benvenste, le, Oriner = Ones de a formation det moms ind
TTT hte et nd-caopien
Berger, Hermann, Ege Bree der Phoemsatnih,AbBandhnge det
esilberger Siadem, gs 987 ace Terns, Krat 3, 988,187,
‘ior = Baleshna Ovens Lasden
Bima, Henk, Proline of pli ond Geni Linge Viewed in
“Cenrte Fronewarh, The Hagens
BY bo Joon of Lng oe
‘Bombar aa Rr Neate = Tard Poo Netatic Amsterdam 198
ind J.C" Kerns The Notratie Mecrfamiys A Shay Ditnt
“Ling Rito, Brin 99
‘Bopp Fra, Kongo = er das Cojgetionysen der Sent
rmanihen Space Frater mn 136.
BET] ™ Biatym Palo Tower Jeyhornmceg| Dulin de le
‘Sect Palma de Ling, Wr
Beda M, The pina of Semantics ead rns. G, Wal, Lando 193
Brag Kark Grantee © Grinds sor crlachendo Grammatih der
‘nogemnihen Sprachen sod clit, sorted
TRG a Kure erinchond Graninaih, 0
tna Hermann Otho, Morpologiche Untermchamgen of den Geb
“rindgemanchen Sprachen 87940
Abit, si
BSL = Balt dela Sot de Ling, ari 86>~
BSO(A)S =" Balm of the See! of Onesie fond African) Sti,
Buse trig ur Namnforcng, Weiler
‘Cerona Gorges), Ino Euopene on Indo: Burpee, 1978
errata, Ono ed), Tard Hite Gromer, vs 1992
(CEC= Camden de Pit Case, Ma.
(GPS = Coles Fernand te Sue, Gaon.
“abe Chath, (Minor 3-2, 208.
(Ghtnnine, Prt, Pf = He pret re, 98
eM = Morphol tre area dn he
SDELG = "Dicom drain de Ta ang segue is, a
"gt Sarereny Ox 5 as 41-7549 Ht), 16 8) C98
CH= Chicas te Dictonary i LN), 180-9
CL = Cate de ita de Linge de oi.
(Call ye» (Tuteratinal) Colpo Myceracon Stas, 195693
Colnge, NE, Lr = The Laer Indo Buren, Arras 198,
ae Basen Language, Leno 070
Coupe dear dX) Caos naling) lt prromana ela
Crates te set thse, sen
“Citgo 1-9 195093
comely Wand Mayol, Bi, Tndpemaniche
Cal, Win Momory of = Stein Memory of Warren Covi, Brin
vo
60" Casal Quart
{ysl Duvi, The Combrge Eyed of Langage 187
(CFL Caren Pent Liga Coin od. TAY Seb, 596-76. For
‘ome especialy interning volume ee Samer, Kat 20 (000), ot2
(eo: entra), an Phos (ay 98-58 onsite, 179) both
Desc AV. (ed), Ama mje copoy atte gy erheeno, 98.
Dirt so bran ad Mali
iTiepet verbal en greta, Spat 7 (004 9
Dyen tone = indore Dyen,Jvept B. Kesha and Pol Sac, A 18
“Canaan A Loctite Experiment, Phailh 2
[ELE = Baas ado erp, Lyon
Elnhener, Eveline, ve Jugtrmmaier, Tee, son; ce Calligs, HL 18= Abbreviations, te
tomer, V.V, Joan (nem pei, Mateo, 1999-
Bes Bont, Mae
‘Bhar, Asal ‘Due Dulendung (a und die Zahir Stor Bre,
T96siArs.
Shine. Morea Bro 1970
Ser mag der Retro Tope und Modus Idogrmanschen
ae, Verto, Beno, 1989; Klein, 196,199,304
biti: Nomnaifenon nde Gr, nearac 193
“open = Sen sr Ethene, Opin, (08) (1988)
‘emalop,eO.N. Trobe, ana publcton, Meo
Euler Woliws, Indsvonth-Crchache Gomes der Nomina
‘sd deve Cranage, lemsorach 1979.
—Srsteriattmpore fr Vergungenhet in Heren ig. Sprachen’ in
Wackernagel Kolm, 1990, 13049
‘Bsn = eine or Laryngeal, oW- Winter, Te Hague 1965
‘Fechtopung ® Ae der Pachapog de Tndogeenichen Geli 1-9,
Fang. M, Veal spc Now Tatament Grek, Oxford 950
UA Fallow othe Bria Aceon
Feras = Fens, Deering, ed. W.M. Lindy, Giomaia
“atne sn fcadmioe Boece wt, 3-07, Pars 1930 re
Hildecheve ots
ELPA = Forage (und) Forti
Flimere, Care The ene or ein E Bach ad RT. Harms ed),
Unni hy 8 ha ey sect Oran
uchorJorroen Pred ix Phnsoal Par, Copenhagen, 975
Fi, Rent Demet cP Pe Hage
ed, Miao! Moray, The Hoge 9,
ow rotation of Longe
Fol Fai Linas sara).
ach
Falk RD, The Orga IE Quantitative At, Inabrck 986
‘Gumkitse-ivanor = Thora V. Comleee and Vaden V. Trav,
“ndroph rg nro Rebate rb ilogs
‘rain projeshe 1 prtohalary mi, Toy 1984 Av English taslin
oan Mosier seins
‘Steel tase arturo oe eran
[Ghigo = Hane Marin Gauger, Wall Outer, and Radel
‘Wsich Binehng sermons Sprochacscaf Dar
the History ofthe IE Language, Soe
19H et pba Rasen 198).
OGAICGN © Gane Gre fasten Nechrchen
Abbreviations, te wi
GL = Gomera Linguistic, Universi Pak, Pa
Giana, Going
Ga Gunman Munich
(Goda Rober Ftc oth Stay of Cail Amann, Wiesbaden
(Grad Jn, Mods = Phe Character ofthe IE Moos, Wiesbaden 106
ea liptaa Pct a the Rie Pree onder 8
Gie= Groce and Rome
Grumonnt Meur, Pade hadi, aca 63: shed. 298
GURT= Groen Univenty Round ‘Tabie on Laneuges and
‘Adele, Ship = Sucve and ptt, New York 983
ren, in Stn sm Waren ombrach 193
‘Tan Poke deft mona 198
wai Paper =" Working Pepe te Liga, Unieity of Hawa
Hegers Klnn Mone, Wort, Sate wnd Tex, nara od,
TRnion whe tose ee)
—"Ftononfomen, Vaal sd Wortartn, dlr 985
TEL Hine pitino, Lange
Heh ond = htc wd ndogermnih 2 New od Mei
Hire Hermann, 10 = Indgemantche Grommet ri Hedberg 193
LL Hargraphi Linsitien, Amaerm.
"Hook, Hans Hench Pol of Moral angus, erin 086,
Host, Charen Pd Moma! f Phono, Balter 183
Senate Cat oder inguin, Nee Vor 138
eemereld, Pa = Potcih for Hey Held onthe Osan of it
“Steak aay, Tabngen 1987
atin rs wat = Ber neato Vd, 9,
ae iin er darth 79-68 953
‘onan Seomyr =) Br Hofmann and K. Sua, Lateinich Sota und
‘Shaded, Murch 196s
LHS" Hutonche Spracfocang ew tle of KZ sine vo. 11,1988: 6
he ein tne reac sth ede. of th Inrdein 1989 a oe
[Rein the nnsenth onry Semen Pe Siren, 198: 0.7
USCP* Hharand Ste i Clavel Poly
Hibechmanns Heinrich, Armenicle Crema, Armeiche Boma
eats wor: ee lect 963
LASTOLy)"= Tova Ahadon Nok (Otis Literary 4 Jorge),
Monon
1C° Indgemaniche Chr, bisogrphical supplement of Sprache, 1-36
cptorgah when it edt cee publics
interior Coneenc on Hato Ling.ro
ai Abbreviations, te
B= Indo-European
Te and Ise Cardona
Te degre Force Bet,
Li nde: Tronian Fora, Dover.
Ihe-Sen Vy ate. = ema oben bait {ajo
‘Mosconi Englah venation by Re: Led and Re F Fea,
Nominal Acro Bal and Slate Carbide, Mas. 1070,
Indoemanich nd Rath oe H. Seb
Ta Tren Linge, ee
Uecbuert Lambe sc am Wink, Memoria
“icles Linge Crone Latia 193
nkins Univeroty Lise Ch.
Iraron, VN, Obra ~ OM-indoropcii,prolaonsae i anata
egies Saja at rpathaci lage, Moscow 198
TZ (Tees) Inertia Zach fr geet Spratt,
ound edited by F. Taher 491) se ly oe sles |
ne supplement bevnean 884 ad 89099 ts mportne see K Koerner
IR'BDIAS soo, "The imparance f 12 in te development of genera
gui (ona Barons SSL a4 W984 e-8
eeu AN,
Ja Foaral Ati, Ps
‘eis, Stari Wy Puntion and orm i th dye Formation of he i
AOS fours the Ameran Orel Sait, Nev Have, Cone.
nan Js Sater = Sto ond Morse 9
CL Yamal of Cle Ling, Cadi 192
ES = Journal of Conejo Sra, Came, Mas
[JECPIni Yura Bg and Garman Pais, Lewd
Jepeten, Oto, Language = Lane Tt Notre: Decipmest ond Orin,
Udon 102th ean 150 (paperback New York, 1)
JHEP furl of ioral angry and Pal, 18"
11S = jl of Hele Studer Lana.
ss = Journal of 18 Stas near Mie,
The Journal of Lingus, Cambridge
Soman, he Langa! Thor Coteal Sere, 978
RAS” Jira of te Repl aan Soy, London
Kohow, Fe” Pott Henry Kohan 1H Hock, 1973
Kemuncater Avoca, “Heart = Heth, Pouch, Lawitc und
Mieroghpheluwiod im Altlemeseiche Sprcten, Leer 196 89"
103 ure Devan Spa Ki
aire serie ie
CN Totncomincton de larly, Lig, w99ec Lindeman, Krat 7
(oop Bsa
int ari, Ler tate ni antig i, Wiesbaden, 9
Abbreviation, st
Kem, J. Ai, In Memory of Boro Homini Doman: Eneys in Hera
Tp b Steory 0f. Alzaner Kes Pie Yt ban od
"EBomhars, Ameer so
Klan Schock Mi, Itasca morpho marr Bere 98
lun, Cathar, Zim Unprang de Teopermane, Boos 298 Locher Yon
ittenbuch,Krat apr, sory. A Hauler Jbranchit far mate
deaiche Vorgrhcke 89h 9923
king, RO. tone! Linger and Generative Grammar, Enlenod
‘hits, it
Kipeny, Pal Beplonaton x Phony, Dordvesh 96.
Rene EB Konrad Waser Tico of Linge Thought: tm
‘ett Chong BBlgraphy 182-1976 Ame 17
inh, Hann tp Sp» Inseformaicks Sprache Sed
fh Ke od Maho
Rronaet Ec Bei der Bitch Sprache (0, 18),
Sis Riot Bde
‘hn, Thomar 8, The Stace of Siete Reston nde. 170
Kylie, ere Bm = Bud nope
Tepes Ragu ingtiuer, Manich 2d de 10752078
eater & The nectonl Caterer of I. 9h
1G Sntpemantche Granmoth ie nt, Ans, 1968
FH Wid Seger
z= (Ku) Zetec fur eemlachnde Sprocorchang se HS.
Letingtone, Pats
Toe Wil Bul
LACUS ~The Lana Forum, Clam, SC, 107-4, 190).
LALIES = Ave de Seon de Linge et de Ltr, Pi
atin nd indagermanch ae Panag Koch
TBS Leone Bigen, Loa
[ehmann WP PIE Dro Phomslgy, 2952
Tle, Lanne Pole. one
“Theta! Bae ofa Broan Ling, New Vor 9.
Tans'E Mae (ode, Disco for onc! Lingari, Auwin, Tex
se Saemereyi, Leto (sah 2-32
ete) Popes Hira Lin, 98.
eS = Ling Sie, Blog
{Coma = Manu Leute, Lateinchs Laas wnd Fermi, nd
on smpriel oundnion', in Lehmann andnv Abireciatons,
Lei, Henry and Pedersen, Holger, CCOG = A Conve Comparative Celie
‘Grammar 197 4 9
ig Lampge! Jornal of he Linge Sct of America, aieore 1935
a tng Iginy, Canbriae, Mas,
ndman, Fresik Oto, Enfurng nd Laryaalo, Bein on
te Toe Repeat of Soa im Grek ad Some Related resins of
Te Phony, Onl 98
recon the Laryngeal Thar, Oso 198
Tange Lng, Bei
otkwcod, WB. 1E Pilg: Mitre and Comporaie, London 985,
Fat Pomona IB Langa ao
150 Lentae Seine lrg, nds 1979 Tego
dhe, Hees (cd), Konuatitertnce Crone der Sprah-
‘ed Bern ro
Mate, Vator, Boma, Cambie 10.
Ga) see Lahinaon ta allele)
‘Mat. Soanh ofthe Indo-Buropens, 8.
Marne Andv, onic = commie de changements pond, Bere 995
ST Renton Pwo Lanwog,Onerd 1952
et Crommaie oncom rant, Fae 1979
Stone entra Ps, hve Lar BSL a 1986, 7-2
Di per astm nde et en upc, Pa t8
Mayioter, Mantes, KEWA.Kuragfontesemaogche Wirerbach der
NTA Tet Jahren: Ferdinand de Sausres Frwerk wad sin
Reaeption gh see Semen Rat 38,1984 549
aria Hiymdogchs Worry Aden, 186
Macon i, The IE Ong of te Ol rh Nal Pry nmr
3eb06. ee 2086
Met, Wallan, Dt grmaniche Prem, Inbrk 7
bas Peon vo i Indra 1989
MairBragpe Michael, Grachiche Sprachaiueacft ih Sammbang
‘Ginchen 902
als Si, ne
En Te gma competed omni cai, Von,
ier tdci 2908, a e982
Pwd comparative det enguet ie, Pati 908;
Abbreviations, a
and Marcel Coen, Las ange du monde, Pars gat ane 1988
(opt vle 981) fe wil be epaed by J Pero (e) Le lame dant
(RL Sit Mode Prete fone on mab-Sbaian ict
ted pidgin ances appeared in 98.
tint Mendes Joep Tait 2e prammaine comparde des lager
lon gn ae. 153
Mant Cert: Legace der mirc Sprache, nrc 1986
MHF Meu ct, Beste
Mics Guide, La imoatie tntale¢Vndoropn: paiva, Brescia
ino = Mins: Resin de loa Rea, Ssemanes
AIIT'= Manus nna ot Tetaolgy, Comrie, Mas,
aon = Meemoyne Leven.
Monin, George Hira del initrd vgs au XX* ice, Pais
er
A nei di Xie, Pa 973
Iasi? Nl dla Ss de Linge de Per.
MSS Manson Stale sur Sprache
MEAG = (0) Sayer Tademanjs Akad (Fa)
[ML™ Morpgpcte Unter ee Bragran and Oto
My. Calgon se Col. oe
ogy Groton Grech Dias and the Trafomation of om IE Pres,
Mier Mas, top ace Seemerny, Kat v4. 107% 15745 (=Sh
086
aw Bh 0)
‘96s
2D = Das hte Mada nd nie Grantoen, 168
ins ls fe) ehh and doen Insbrack 979
ewmeyers J. (eth Linn: Phe CanbrgeSerecy tv Cambie
sos
AJ Nore Jara of Ling, Oa
NOWELE= Noro Burgeo Lanne Besuion, sent.
NPS = Non Tui for Spopedenta, Oso
umbour, Ay ent and Hora a. Be 986
Sar Wyats = Onerechach Mhadone (der Wsemchatn) Anse.
Wrst Onemachnche Akademie de Wisemchfin,Sizangore.
‘etgey, Norte: Da Sitg at ettuche Verb, 1979
GT Ouomachuche Lingastentern.
O12 = Oniuatiche trated
rir nce Bragmana and Oso
Pine Fra Ry Mon! Matty, Cambridge 1986; se Haste, 2S
“98m 29a
alts, Lavo Ry Pe Latin Lanne, London 1956
Pa pts and Comparator nga, Landon 197
The Grek Language, London 80.
Pama Orwld, sod Rrachy Thomas (edn), Latin und Indogermanich,
Inerpaton de haitachenmebopasinn Verbaformen,avi Abbrecitions,
Paul end Browne: Beige sr Gah der deatchen Sprache end
Taran TH Tegel
POLS(D) = Procadngs of the Cheng insite Sct (Porension
Pedersen, alge, VG = Velachnde Cromath dr blac Sprachen
aoe
Lint Scice sm the Ninn Cons, 93
‘Discoery of Langue, Borgen, fd, 198.
ara ick nd tne Spacen, 98
——Tocharh com Gracin dese Sprecherlacang, 198
eros Meier and Coben
Peer "Slavin, Untemehungn sur Vetting deride. Larymgle im
Grichiche Venn, 980
Petron, Heber, Sue ier did, Hetratie, Land 1934
er Kents dere Hotrine, and a Lspig 1923
ICS = Praeings of th ferational Confrence of Cee Ste
DPICHL = Papen from the ntermaonal Confer on Hit Lingitic.
‘ICL = Proceso the Inrntional Congo of Ligue 1-1 1878,
13 (Tek ssa 14 (Bern so) pt), 958
PICO Pravin ofthe nteratinl Conger of Oneal
PICPS = Prcedig of he nested Cogn of Pane Since 1,
PIE” Prv:tndo-Baopean
‘ic, Herbere, Phoneme i, 3d en, 197
Phar, Harm, Lain Syniatand Sant, London, x92; coniderble
huge fm Duh rg of 184 Gorm von atic Stee
Pn Vitor, Sid nla peti dele ing, Rome 193.
Gigi ndrrpe, Roissy 96) 15-6.
Trista, en 987
elie deren 8.197%
Potomy, Jaan, ZEW indoprmonichs eymaagicher Wirrach 5,
Tour eis tea
Polo Bdgr Ce), Rovareh Guide on Language Change, Barn 90
Ry Penpit on TE Lanrage, Calne aed Rtn, HES
Monograph 7.1998
PelomtSti = Sati in Hower of Bar C. Plame, M. A. Jaye
sed Werner Winter, Brin and New York 296 see Lamberto, BSL
ifs too aan
orn, Wales, indrume dai Sprache, tose
Porno Gene, M. bs Latarte dt Me D al ithe history of Latin), Rome
BP" be Parl det Past, Nope.
Prat, Laut, Morptaryan de Pablo oti orchie,Pati
Prokosch E 4 Conporaie Corman Gramma, 1939
roe Bint dad» Preceding of te Ba fcany (London,
vel Jean, Lorman the 1B Ver pe.
ONG) Shan nd Sete of Lane; 96,
peback: The
Abbreviations, sai
opie = Hite Bymeaial Diconary 4 (a), Ben, 198
(htop Alona stnge ninteenth center ste
AMER, Hone ede) Ascent 1 Das, 166
(QPL Quad Patni inguin Pod
enor Moreen Advan (od), pea Sif di Aine Mei
Bas, 987
RAL Reno dal’ Academia Lines Rese AecaenieiLime
Fase, J Eee arta Ingerman, Capengen 4
eB bursed APIERU 788), 1a
sede sur Mephoponel erecta, lesbrck 180
RBPA rae Bape de Phe et dM, Basel
IRC fares Cele Par
REA = Reeder tr Ao, Borde.
[Edm = Ree des Bre rnin, Pa
REG" Revs ds Pde Greg, a
[RBG = Rese ds Eades Corns et Cocaine, Pais
[REIL Revur de ne Ind sop, Bacar, 4 1984
REL = een de de Late Pa
[RES = Rev dt Bates Saver Pa.
HHA = Rea Hite Arconi, Pi
[RIOT = vata Ind race, ome 2987-38
RIL enon da Tito Lombard, Man
[Ruch r= wipes! Bra Bich Betin 986
a en i ein cmprn,Pu0
Fix lot Horch Grom sicher, 996.
SS far Enon dts, Medtech 986
ite PE Mile SS 49 (980, Tota
Ae onchnbiche ahr 983
Bip Pa = Ingerman et Hata, abr £93
RAR = Ree er Lames Roman, Montpelie
RO Rocenh Onrtliciny Wart
Febine Rs doen and Medora! Grammatical Theory i Buse
Giial Ent: Am Introductory Srey, London tb
a Srey of Cnt, Landon
ie Bysenane Crome’ Tr Pan Hoy, Brin 03
[Rp = Res de Plog, Ps
Phen" Revue de Pho, Par
iad) Hip de insivin, Made
Raiptce Martin, Stone de apectr,Salamancy 954 Pench tas
Suna, Fedinand de, Cau = Cow deine dre, 916; 20
— al = Ree der pletion siete (1-268 the nous Mei,
eee ys pang imthe
nent), Gener. ge: ee Maher ohavi Abbreviations,
‘le = Sada Calica, Cail
Scherer, Anton, Getimamen bl don, Vdhern, 1953
SON), Die Urb der Iasgermane 988
Henibch dr ttanchen Sta, 978
“Scherer Fr = DomonIndeprmarcan: Pg or A. Scherr, 19%
Schmltig, Wilim By Indo Europe Langs A Nes Sythe, Pen,
ote
Sehmd, Wolfgang P, Stadion sm blichn wd idogermanicen Verba,
Schmit, Gert, Stuns emanichen Ader, de, Bali, 198
Sic wd Ren Poeniin, 98 Sel,
Schmit oun Die Vercors deri Sprachen, 873
hie Prthdinge dey Not, pe Heth, 8
eather nina dt ph i
‘Sehmude, Karl Hore, De Ranorton in galichen Prema, Tobie
(a 2CP at saaet)
rh, Indpemanich ued Katich, Wiesbaden 972
Smid KH P= Indpemance Coenen PL RH.S. 094
Sch, Rotige Dicey nd Dichtonpracs i tnogemanicher Zeit
“Wed, 16
(6) tniogemannhe Dickenprack, Dara, 968
ineprmaniche Dhtrad snd Neng, esi, 1973
Biting nce pchchen Dilte, Darta, 97
Se Bimota armas, 977
Gramath ie Klick dari, nabs, 198,
‘Sehmuirend, Rober, Ds Easing ea Vokes, 967,
Schmecsel Retard, Bs Hiram eu Wa ender: Die Cech der
‘ren Indo: Ewopder uma 98s
SchraniG, Nonmihat ond Bieoprahe,Giinge, 1957
Scheer Pi, Tae Ress ofthe PIE Larygeie Lett, Amsterdam
Schroer, Eduard, een! = Dihetram Groscrom emp epgephice
‘pore (gdedn of Dc inerpona Grace prop dlr
‘emoraiiny ed Case Leip 933
Tec Gree Grommatih toned, (A. Debranne), Munch
860 sma lati Oriental Ps
SeSI= Stond Sinuen Copesages
‘SE Sid Bonu, Florence
‘Seehld Elmar, Da yond, Haliahl, 974s Schinde, Sprache
ie Sear Penman nn frmaice Sprci
SEEJ™ The Sivan Bs aroean Jura, Main, Wh
‘SEER = The Slavonic ond Bat Perper Reve on,
Abbreviations, te. six
Seis, Henn, Stig = Di PrindenecichesStiernorae,
“on, Zach se
ier ey dn teeter, Pasi 98
itn Abt nt Apps Winner ee Ra 1 6,
Tahir €.Smh "Deen and sie ar 61.
Sesh Stametny Re v2 a6 ase
UE Tia Werkdep 8 Vorbies ou im Univenatenrt
Spc Spaces lected paper, Mani, 97
VE Tonpge Uncen contre, tr, Teing 198
3009 = Sen mje grommatn omar hoe, Mono, i (68
Brennen
Sits Sr Ln
SILTAT Stud fh initia Terie od Appia, Pub
‘Stung, Maia
SIS stud me oe Siecs, Urbana,
Sita = Sat Mon eda, Rome.
S$0= Spatlr Once
SOL = Sma Ones ini, Bolg
‘Sma Fete, Htndlach dr atachn Lt nd Forme, and
“ans lott wma traded tr se Sommer tn Rad Pe,
ended autre
ee Bategen ar Lan Frm,
rere tn pchicrs Nonilmpaie,1
“Sexmer ft Coral Linge Ps fir PS Web 05
Stat ‘Susmpbenhe dr Pranicen‘Ahaaeme er Wine,
rn
spect Fran, Unprane = Unger ie Dentin 144 06
Shie Sttetrh Papen iti
S57 Sines Stacm, Prase
‘SSL Sade Spying, Pi.
‘Stig, Chan 8. Grom
“Sprachen Ono 1
Stare Frnks Dis Pnkionn der dimension Kane ad Adee in
“ition, Wieden 977
A itrmcany sro det beech Nome
‘Weldon oocee Mal Hts (09) 9
sen, Rls, Net = Nolan nd ons,
Sm Potala “kongire Sprache ot mein de
‘ompeenFeipraqen Muh 9
—ticmcratenasrbleme, Pacipun 194 37-42
les) Pen dr lacie Gramma 10
Senve Eige H, he Pent of ck and
etichede Grommati der balckoo Abireciatons, et
'94e; and edn. Groningen 98
The Indo Large Baiare 1942,
ros TE Suva and E- Adsae Hahn, A Comperative Grammer
fe ati Lana sr New Haren, Con fs I Ee
Biche srtee tonya. nen
Ssexmereny Oval John Lowy Numeral = Stir i he 1E System of
haat = “Goth aha und the vl :
PEB/T) Bs, gb +(2SA 2st. “=e
—hricpies of etymolgal reserh othe IE langunes, Facog 2
Coosa pester repr im Re Shit, Bylo, apy, a86rWh (SM
em
mds = Trends ad Tate i Comparative Phibloy (agree,
23 Oct 961), Landon ye SM sey
Sst’ Structural and Substrtume Ine-Earopens and
“ences Col ye 4 1085 trae (SM ts)
Rw Lan # heme lak of IE recomavoctin nd poly inate
it 5 Nv) Pn 7 gpa
stir iets Sa pm Bat, 8
—ethodsogy = Methodology of Geneve Linguistica Bmshopie
der eitenssenhaicencrvtmetoder ptt Mladen dar Space
‘Semel, Manish and Oldenburg 1988, 18
2 iRicksersandiung’ = “The Ate “Rockverwandlng” or Atoms and
“Serer ot ten’, tm Caden for W Brandowt, 988
tear Sar s0
Bete inte ogee Spracaienchat, Dasma 170, 3
emily ors dn, tg 4h: nppr Spas ean 178
‘Rate, 280 ean, 298
ARF “Phe name of he “heen in Domi Balam to CS. Stan,
‘Seekoin ore 843 CSM 19-95).
ingen dor modarnen Spraheiuomchft | (3
opts Spanah aston "97
thiorie de lrg de Swuoire 4 Kersomice ot & Benveniste
‘ide retvlenton BSL GB, a7 tas (2S ratats).
TEN Gant Sastry toma 2 8 9752486 (eS 21696
rable ofthe fomaton and gradation of Latin adjective in Stade
50), Heiebers,
Vana voy (= eta romeo 1) 98,240
ihe KH. Seb De elantticken Sprachen, Innsbruck
Abbreviations, si
acre oh 0-2
CAE cet be hnary a Ung FH Se, 9,
Tansee
eee een Space (30-6), 108; Sih
mani agi, 7S 888
vote ads
en ote pe es
vara salsa
if SieMnre ork 87a (ond nde, 1092
ieee ona, mbes os
ee teat Fa oe
Sctinths Srebenfc ca tome
Seer ei mga Leo
Sen tag ae Ane Papal
“tn Che Cl
ree Ce, gia de Prager
Fee ee feed, Tah a Sob Sm
“St Zan, Radi t= Grammar of Oh, bia
Bee rein kno.
Fe acai tego emac
itn
Tepid ni Bt
Fee ea de tran Sib
Fee Pee Lae ne
Tee Pc Pasa Sy Ont
Fe ca at Pop used
PORE eee ns Mota i: Hort
Gite Geta ar Wan Binge, nd
Aah Or sete eo,
preamnin "
eet mai pers eg at
“
VST FD in, Moco
For ce Slee Sic an he Boation
Sendo to
ee er and TE ein 18s we Surin, Dic
nants
a eee ecco, Ongen de le fei nomial naan, Mai
oy atin en lei inten, Soe
i ee fn tpi gni Abbreviations, te
Vin, Be Le Bg ie
‘pacer, Pn 385
Vepon Jesphonoi, Moo
pra Sejosae Jesters Moncom
hema snd Dsirmcr Ar A= indice Grom
‘ier, bene, ooes
Wachrag Rtg (98) eee Kes 3,99,
‘Wenner hich Dr hoon Sepak bpm Space
eps Pa
whet sven: Ong = Th Oi of th Cac Ver, Dai sh,
Vb = Ikon Qrmahu:Go tg Pals,
Tolar jn 7in the mano
Steg the gin M. J Molin 6), Tey amd the
Trogon Worth a
eed ting Longe ond Ling, tym, Cate ond
son itiniee, Monoriae* Si tomes Indep mere A J.
on Winders 19151989) data oo ohn, Lauren 1
winlachy Rud, vichen Sinan un Suara’ nF
dhe Cai nh tage) San my ww slr change
voters Werner, Voaine = oone mnie Pel
03d 7 Weber Jack fod Atria
‘Wouthuien, Fred, Te Langa ft Sea Prope, Aterda 99
tas = Wend Soke Fi
Wont Wit fe HE Pdts tore
rmenariaetestasoeDie Hi, Re
2A Gotu fr Arnle, Bein
DL = Zatch fr Duldtope sn inp, Wiesbaden
ZOMG Zech der ashen Moretti Goel, Seager.
2D Zeer fr dure Space, Be
RSL = Zh fr frase Sprahand Lieaar, Wisbaten,
2i1= Zahn fr Fog nd rh, epi 02953-98
2) = che jr Meng, Wat, 9h hang
_2Phon, ZPSK = Zetchrit fr Pho, Spracheisemcaf and Koma.
tieaferhen, ri
LZREIA)= Zahn romance Pile, Tabiogen
{SP = Zatch fr stake Phaope, Hessler.
Zeta, ene, Viyee Indra” Sader 2 arfgsforen, Munich
Languages Cited
Poca
Brash
&
Geet
German
Indosburopen
Cohueian
Mile High German
Panes
Thee
Teoh
Middle Low Ges
New Hig German
New Pern
‘Ot cha Sic
Ola Ena
Ot ted
Ot an
Ott Pesan
Seer
Seome
SaneIntroduction
Anyone who in addition to his own language is familiar with foreign
fanguage wl, in suitable case, perceive not only unsurprising ds~
‘inulontice but als remarkable similares between ther. An English
Speaker staying German needs no instruction to. observe that
‘German ‘Vater Mutter Hand, Bis wound very much like father
Inoter, hand, ein hs on language: Tn the same way. an Tin
earning Spanish cannot long remain unaware that Spanish padre,
madre, mano, pie oe Wentcal, or neaely ao, nih the corresponding
‘Tord in Tain, A Rssian taeling in other Slavonic counties wil
Tom ntie thatthe words rua ‘hand, aga Tot sma wine te
SF hs native speech are the same of similar in most other SI
Iangages
Th vic ofthe carly Gres reptatin for unbounded curiosity we
shoul on the base of our own experience expect them ro have ade
ular oberroine, Weare, however, disappointed sn this expect. Tt
‘sof coure, not surprising th they fale to discover reaemblances,
‘Shvioun a these ate to ux between thelr lngvoge and Latin, since
{Ein came toon int het of view: Tey mht, however, with
language and that of thei svete
the aor is recordedy although, ax we now know, such revmblances
Could ens have, been recognized: 10 Greek sari, yng, dt
‘Sourepond Persian pie (ase ptarom), ma (ce. maar-om). a
{vent is interesting hat Pato ini logue Kalo (410 pro
poses to derive Creek rip, Shep nav and "many other words’ from
Bhrveians onthe grounde that they had ellos the sare form in that
Tangunge and were not cay explicable within Greek, The linguistic
[ihtevement of the general Epamnondas i, however, much more
Iiprssive. According to Athenacus (13, 6s0f) he based the claim of
irae ety, Thebes tthe ditit of Sida on the boundary of2 Ineaduction
Bocoti and Aca on the fact that os pomegranate’ was 2 Rocotin
word, fr which the Athenians ured fod. This show, a do various
Gilet scenes in Aristophanes’ comedic, thet the Greeks had keen
‘en for language distinctions atest within the fel of Grech, and we
‘an only regret that, unlike Napoleon, who tok scholars wah him on
his Egyptian campaign, Alexander the Great incladed ho exper it
Tinguistics among the men of leering who accompanied him to Asta
stmembers of hie stall
‘What was sid above about the Greeks in relation to Latin sppliee
only wo the pre-Helleniatie period. When the Greek fealy came to
Know the new language, they must have quickly secngnsed is resem
blancs to thet own. ‘The Romane, to, sa that tin tex srpem
corresponded to Greek & dard, and, ssuming that the early Rosman
fubsituted for the Greck aspirate, regarded sua a correrponding to
Silas dcunt et nos lus iem tex et fred scptem (Fetus 392),
“Hence sme drew the conclusion that Latin wasn Grek dsc few
went further, considering Latin tobe an Acaic dialect, rnce theo
Caled recessive accent of Acolie barytonesis) was very sila to that
tain
Maca esa hb LO La cea nga Sa Rome ne
fasten Pehatoge Set noc n he Reman a atte Ses ke
Inthe languages mentioned iis posible to establish similarities not
only of woesbulary (he ao-cale lena coreaponences) but asa of
irammar, Clery the covrespondence between Eaghah love loved=
{vad and, German lirbortiedve-gelat is no less sing than that
‘between father and Vater or ir and fa. When an Kalan uses the
construction hy cantata ay the pase tense of cantare "to sing and 2
Spaniard says he canto, the agreement im srcture cious a
{i another form of the past tense, Italian contavelcatafcataca nd
Spanish contba[cantabar/catab
iis surprising that such structural similarities passed so long un-
noticed, of at lest unteoorded. We hear of no observations of this
Kind in ancient times. "The medieval snd easly modern periods aloo
Simply ignored them Even the astonishing Joseph Justus Sealiger
(is4o-s60p), who hed the insight to anccpate the ide of linguistic
felitionship and accordingly recognized in Europe eleven snatually
independent “mother tongues’ including =. ew-languages
4 Fae ca a ttt ee ety
Introduction a
Romance, and ¢‘god-anguage’, ie. Germanic, did not go beyond
lexi comparisons (Arens24."The time had not yet come fora tue
{understanding ofthe iden of language comparison,
nthe same way, the idea of historia development was no more
than a promise forthe fture. The changes occuring inthe develop
rent of Latin word forms to Romance continued to be formulated in
the arc terminology of antsguity, nd inthe seventeenth century
td even later the use of term such ss aditon, subtraction, tran
positon, and inversion of eters eee 21) wat taken for granted a
had been by Quintin. Before him, Aristotle had show slr lack
of percepsvity im dealing wth language changes in the hstocl
Betad (Pies 148), Finding in Homer sos Mn be
Explains them as produced by lengthening fromm wae, [aon the
forme of his own days Homeric xt, 8a, and were in his view
shortened fom up, Bip, hur It does not trouble him that
Homeric forms, in use at least five centuries before his own time ae
thas derived fom ater forme, In fat for hm language i unchangee
able, and if in spite of tht changes appear to occur they are to be
‘explained at instances of arbitrary poe hence
1.3. THE FOUNDATION oF ComPARATIVE
“This was the postion until the end ofthe eighteenth and beginning
ofthe nineteenth century. Two circumstances contributed t changing
fe. Firat, the tea of comparison had established el ima number of
‘ciples, most conspicuoualy in ‘comparative anatomy” Ia 1787
han hob Ke (733-807) owed tha al ngage
ndings of nouns, degree of comparion of ejetives, conjugation of
‘erbt, word order in affirmative and negative statements and. que
‘one’ should be elected and stout (mae aptly ooze cards, per-
hapa) in nuch way that ‘each langunge may be compared with each
other language ie any wey desired (Arens,143),
‘As eaty 8 1781 Johann Christoph Adelung (
down preci for diferent dogres of lang
32-1808) had id
lone
owe Imewaes ates wih ne sme in hi 00 mode and inex
‘nd dereaonal splay overall th nly + fw eens, andthegE a
A Introduction
dies of one aot... tere re marked ferences interno
fu cesveonal sya, they te merely ltd languages Comply
ern in of Ceraon anion ote ith marked erence
{nthe rots andthe mesning inst ore or les ie! Lange
(rene ta)
‘This doctrine requires comparison of grammatical structure a well as
Othe oot and their meaning’ Ls of wocabularys the resmblancer
nd discrepancies in structure, not whither in vocabulary alone, ae
‘Eesive forthe degre of reatonsip”
"The second factor leading to the overthrow of traditional concept,
and oto the foundation of modern Hingis he intensive sad
‘t Sansket theo iterary language of Indi. Ater many ocasonal
feiermcre by cther writes fo entries with European languages
Sir Willm Jones (1746-94), High Court Judge in For Wiliam,
Bengal, succeeded in reaching a truly novel and Hberating view Te
leetre of 1786, but not published unt 1788, he bref summarized
the new dtcovery
eee
Ive Ben produced by scents tong ne tht mo pooper ould
leeeen tere ee
Saar oes
Revearch on vocabulary (which is what Jones means by ‘roots of
verb ice his view nouns are derived fom then) and on grace
imate eructure thur leds to the tue interpretation of language
felatonship: if number of languages agre to an adequate extent im
‘oth these respect, the only posible explanation that they derive
{fom common ancestral soute, which elf ay no longer exist and
te inthis ence genetically rated. In other words, genescaly related
sguages ae divergent developments of « common original language
Trapt of these cacoverien Sir William Jones was not seen by his
contemporaries and zubrequent generations ar the founder of the ew
gece The reson lest onl nthe ircamtnces ofthe nee
rench Revolution and the Napoleonic Ware—and his own eh
death, bu in she fact that the iden pst forward was «preliminary
‘ute rather than a thesis fly supported by evidence and argument.
‘The same most be sid of Friedrich von Schlegel (1772-182), wh
iileriy enlightened by the study of Sanslen, employed the name Geto be proved He svat a enablihed and requiring no proof not
Introduction 5
‘comparative grammar’ (wrgleichende Grommati) for the new scence
imhir book Uber die Sprache nd Waihi der nde (1808)
‘Th old Indian Sonat fo ete ls elatonship with she Reman
Ti Stet weas wih he German and Pesan ngtage Thesis
‘he bet extend te nero rutre apd amma The creed
‘he's therefore not sce t be expe a do titre, Da
El pong omnanoriin (Arent 160),
“This sin much the same seria Jones statement. Schlegel goes
farther, however, he gives an indication, bref though i sof the
Incthod of the new comparative grammar, using Persian to exemplify
“The dvensin fers ays o, mare preci, ething.. The coi
‘ln much meses the rk of te Bt pen om, which as Sper in
iCute he ler frm mia Inc and Gre fom oof he econ
fart in Ii pd Grek oly frera he mart of the tid Peron 0
“olara lawin brn and Geman reek har he lle and fling
‘he curr form, The Pern preset sve parole in hi He te
‘Geran nearer 6)
“The method presented inthis pasa, and what flows tina
sty and programas frm wast ot by «younger schol who
Uertsng tobe dened nh flan soning eae of he
‘ice Its ne wonder that conterporaies and sbsequen gener
{ons altc have clebyted Frans Bop (p98?) a he rc funcer
tPtoaaorae gusts. In is mowed work Kenesationttom,
pulsed ‘mn 1816 Bopp tt hiss the aim f showing how. a
{he OL Indic conga, whe determination of relationship. te
SSGecned by eoeopending medfcatanr ofthe toot and how at
Sines the sero aivacon fest be") colesces ith the te
Stet form» single word and thatthe sre was the cae fn
rch and La, and fall of proving "that inal howe anges
ich dere fom Sadr or tpehor with Sars rom a smmen
Thats eerminason of renahi expressed by zn nfexon
‘Thc they do nu have in commun wih tht ancestral language I
Wilupenabl he says awe al ofaate curves with the
Cenugtonal ye ofthe Old Tne agg and enw a »
‘horoush compart of the constant of he Gree, Roman,
‘German, and Pesan langongs whereby we perceive the en
heen 0),
Tr erden that Bopp ino theoeiin. He ofers no genera
reftctians on how langungerlinship i fo be understood and how° Introduction
‘only the once of language elatonsip but alto the existence of such
‘reltonships nthe tena os common org, beteen the ang
stich he har investigated, What he mck co prove something ute
‘Bferent, Tete thar all hae language exhbirs common structure and
furthermore tat ll the mater components of ha cactre 00,
cing et are tential. ‘The concept of language relation, an be
Seen fom the seements of C.J. Kens and. Adeung guoted
fore, tad hong been in the ai, Instead of thes vague theoreti
{sneraliies Bopp erected afm edifce which by very exience
fn enstence which itowest Bopp—became the compeling prot of «
Itngungerltioahip which aa former been mere aepton, Ax
‘nthe Ha infarc continue othe present day
“The two supporting pillars of Bopps teaching, agreement in ame
mail siractre and nthe language material Shich bears the sro
tare, sil stand The relationship ofa the Polynesian languages
Cerin Amennan languages can, even today, be demonstatd oly
withthe aid of these principles Both are of equal importance
[Agrement in grammar strucare lon, without seen te
ietguage tcl cnbodying ts we can, for expe ino come
tanaon of Hungoan with Tussh noun inenon, adept 1
prove genetic connections»
‘pat ene apg ee eS
te
age
6 Wim Vay x nh ot Ardy we Seo Pn Up Spe
ey areore otnsSii ae
ra ya ne
es i ea ene tt
Intrusion 7
fag Rte ee See Sen Ar
Language comparion cannot, however, be the fist step in out
‘adenours, Anyone with a command of English and German alone
tht, on the basis ofthe principles established above, be tempted 0
Conch frm the current forms howe, mouse owe wd Haus, Mans,
Tes thatthe common original forms were haus, mau, lus. ‘hanks
the evulaiiy, Rowever, of copious linguist evidence covering
peviod of more than a thousand years, we know that the ancient forts
had not au and must in consequence have been, mls.
ican accordingly be stated ar general methodological principle
that language comparson sn the sends indicated above ean be under=
taken only shen dhe flest posible ue as been made of the histor.
Kal study of language: The tmportance ofthis viewpoint was alveady
feeognized by Schlegel in UBer die Sproche und Wea de Indie,
Inhere be allows in etymological revenrch “no kind of rules for the
hanging or transposition of leters’such as had been the practice
in amiguity and sll was in his own time, But demands ‘complete
Sulanty of the word for proof of derivation. Ofcourse ifthe ner=
imedinte stages can be historically demonstrated, then flome can be
Gerved from sr” But one mst, hasbeen sad beable o prove
ty historical metnods the intermediate orm or the genera analogy
‘here mast be na inveting of sions on the bass of principles” He
ecognized equal ley that for the prove of language comparison
the caries sages of languages are to be used. Modern English or
‘German ie not o be compared with Latin ot Greek, but recourse mst
‘eit to Ol English or Goth (Arens 1616)
“The true founder of strc linguistics rightly considered to
Ihave been. Jacob. Grimm (1785-1863), In his fouraolume. work
Destiche Grommet (2519-37) he had the cleat stm of producing «|
‘hitrical grammar of the Getran language” (he here ures Gera
inthe sense of (Germanic). Consequently he deals with all the
Germanic languages, and gies a systematic acount one fet another
of the earlese middle, and modern phases ofthe varius Germanic
Jnguages, beginning with Gothic and ending with Modern English
"The ett nan fac a grammar both tor! and comparative (See
D._ Cherub, on die hitorische Sprachwssenechalt
Tegrnder? Zs® Intredection
Quite dierent was the development of research inthe Beld ofthe
clase languages, Initially and for many decades Latin and Greek
srere compared with Sandkrtand other langunges, while ther internal
Fistor was nepected and left to clascl scholars Not uti the end
of the last century as it recognized and repeatedly emphasized,
epi by Pal Kremer (oi), hi «Nr od of
en rereuitite for shel comparative
Tes peepbe pment tae hc i in
SE ere ae hd aera ae
By Faget ae her nce a eet
Si anes gn no Mr
{Soman cama opt China Row 1 at nce mb, ME
1 seh ee xin wa tgs it) Sh
1.5, AIMS OF COMPARATIVE LINGUISTICS
“These two complementary lines of research have slo common
hares tha bor make wi of she comparnve method. While
‘Nkoiea sudy involves comparison of diferent chronologies actions
af the sume langage, comparative linguitce liga erent
languages with ead to teeter, pris connectons”
‘Su ace haves tec in The Sint i to restore of
secon he hypotetie rg language ng the comparative
trethod When th has been achieved soft poses the
‘earcher's cond tak io show how the india language ave
oived from sins development lrting fr centuries or sven millers
bis "The a econo thane ras fos pag fn
uals Republi Inthe unforgetable seco onthe Dvsed Line
(opts) he derives how the eke ser rath sable se
{eran the undeved fe poncpe nd argv ofa and er
freping tht descend agin to the Concise (gh) So or the
ESmpartine lng the ind! lngunge ae the Tothlds and
Introduction °
starting-point, by means of which he ean make is way back vo the
tesinning of them allan then, having taken hold of the Beinn
Chr understand and explain the special features of exch *
sede cores earn get et
a et er er a, a Spada nde
2 Baran Comoe, aol Nr ee eat, i Wie, 8533
1.6, 178 SuBJECT-MATTER: THE INDO-EUROPEAN
"Now that we have setched in broad eurlne the sim of she compara-
tive study mhich isthe main concer of hiebook, we must proceed 0
Csfine more closely ite subjctemarter, mame the languages which ae
fo be compared
Tr his enrest work Bopp dealt with ony ie languages, Sanit
adiz), Persian (iranian), Groth, Latin, and Germanic, which ean be
fepanded the founder-tembers, 20 to speak, ofthe language fail
‘ned ater them cIndo Germanic, and which even today consiute
the base equipment of the Indo-Europeanist™ Later, but a some
ares by Bopp imelf, many other languages were recognized as
cloning to te far, inching Celie and Albanian. Our centr
fas added umber of languages, the Former existence of which
tres previously unknown, Of expecta! significance i the discovery of
The Anuotien group in Asia Minor, of which Hite isthe chief
Feprerentative, and of Tocharian in Cental Asi
"Aithough it imposible to review here sv any detail the members
ofthe Indo-European language lily, it seems appropriate at est 0
hummerste them Bret"
Aryan includes Indic (nore secaraely Indo-Aryan, since not all
the language of Ina are Indo-European) and Franan, both known a
least fm dhe midale of the frst millenia ¥en their background
fee A. Purp, “The coming of the Aryans’, Studia Orentlia 64,
Totty igpeton ef. Tchler, ZDMG 140, 1090, 397-8: Kuiper, Aryans
Inthe Rigeede Amsterdam v991- Note also Gambeldze and Tvanov,
"Die Indo-Ewropier, im. Unpracke und. Urhimat, Moscow and
[Lepr 1490, 8" ‘Biology confirms that Indo-Iranian cae to Tain
fiom the Near Eas. Only in this care could alr [) not have
Ihurmed then: On Ont, we Christal, LALIES 8, 1990, 759.
sfmmeman known fromm a translation of the Bible and other works© Introduction
documents go ack to the Hitite Old Kingdom, some perhaps a fr
‘the eightenth century c. The bestsknown and therefore fos ws the
‘ost important language ofthis group i Hite. but the more arcs
Lassian i ale historically signiScant and sour mote rely accesible
Closely related to Luin i Hieroglyphic Hittite» language sed
hieroglyphic inscriptions of the Tate Hitste and post Hite pecods,
‘especially in northern Syria In the northern are ofthe Hite empie
Jn Asia Minor, with se centre at Hattare (movers Bogharhdy) to ihe
cast of Ankara, Poleie was spoken. Recent researches have reves
‘hat the languages of western Asia Minor known frm the Ret lens
nium ne, Lycian, Lydon, and probabiy alka Cavan, mere litewine
descendants of Hite oF Luwan. Recently there have even heen
‘tempts to connect Biracan, directly or at Test ineely with
Anatolian (c.Beckes, Fe Ris, 1993, 488, and foe the texts Ron
Berukche Texte, minor, ii, Pabingen 1994), sd the language of
‘the Trojans (has also been chimed an 4 member of the anaeaian
sroup (Wathine 1986; see Bader, BSL Bs), 198, sax) On the so
filled ‘sea peoples’ see Woudhulzen 1992
4 Tacharion i known in two dialects designated A and B or East
snd West ‘Tocharan, of Agnean (=A, langunge of Agni, Turfors
‘Quaraishr area) and Kuchean (=B, language of Kuta), They are
ested in manuscripts ofthe second alt ofthe fst milena 49
from Chinese Tarkeran
5, Greek recorded in « mulipliciey of dlect, of which the literary
dialects, above all Atsc-onic ae of expec importance for Indo.
European studies. Unt the enly 19501 the history of Greek begen
with Homer: since then the deciherment of the Linear Bett oe
used back our heron by half millennium. Fay general errare
fee Scher, GG tLe Rt Pane, The Grek Lamp, London,
6 Tali principally represented by Latin, whote beginnings have
long Been seen in two insrpsons ofthe sith century ne bat te
Pratnestine brooch, formerly dated 600 Be, hay turned out 10 be
foxgery. Most closely related to Latin ie Falucem, on which see
B.D. Joseph and RE. Wallace, ‘le Falcon a loci Latn patos
iachronca 8/3 (1901), 159-86. The so-aled Teale dsl iemioe
known from inscriptions, ate alsa important, especially Oican tnd
Umbrian; on “Sabine see Nege, ‘Le, lingua ds Numa, in Ps
Ssemerdmi i, 329-65. On all problems of alc vee Lcumannty
Meise 1986; Rie (a) 1993.
17. Vou, formerly teed ata dsc of Vlrian, has ony ecentty
been recognized at an independent language I is now know fart
shout 275 nsritions. Is ery closely related tothe Tlic poup, to
Introduction ”
wich sme scholars n fet ign. Muna, “The dnc
Scr saternUays JHES tsb, tose (Rate Ven
{iguan, Lepontil, Porch wns, se Peleg and Prono, Ea
ling net ato, Anna Mines Le sso ade
Tt gg’ Shuma, De athe sche enerac spe
1 Cue eabacs Contino Casc—preeted by Gato and
sa sv by pan Conon Fao Cate, wi sal ht
{So branche Goda compring rth, Seo Gace and the
Tun (ice 19a) exint Mans tad pth (or simply Bri)
Cra ches eh Beton, and Cori of hich he Wt ha ee
{ince since 177 hen ie Dolly, Petes the lst speaker of
omnis dicts For sh sec RW. Blo The Puen of ton
Sonn: aye. On the vga of te Open’ wing of Olt Ina se
Stn Wa, “Derheringthe Ear Tah Om alphabet TPS
93,30
5 Boma analy divided notre branches
() Bast German, which the main vpresettve is Goh, chy
: es from Wulfila's translation of the New ‘Testament (fourth
sera m)
(0) Wes Geman: High Geman, Lae Geren, ger wth Dutch
Beetohand rite
(North oman Noregin Teed Wet Non), Sadish
nd Dan ant Nor Un abot soo te seed Pro
None thows vey ty dale repo
More eon theory bins (a) and (tote snl sou 10
Sich thename Rok Cement even snd) shine weorpend.
Truly waned South Cement For starter vent ce Maan HS
{21199 9h tree
10. Baie smprer Old Pras, xine snce 1700 and known
nly tom sew tes Wat al) staan dats (art
Sale), both recorded forse sxe cenry and now yng 8
Tr Slee vided int three rest rope
(0) Bart Staves: (Get) Rasim, Uhonon and Whe Ras
(8) We Sorc: Cie and Soca Put, Seton nd soe ir,
ly extn, language.
(o Sou Stare Bugaton, Macedonian, Serb-Crat,and Slovene
“The lds frm of Savi, andthe ment ingrtantforthe compari,
is id Church Slane with code ging bck she mnt ey
Tn sit of doping ditoct ests of Bulgar and do
Macedonian, thaw tsertevenaly ae cig com
ten Seea Inroduton
12, Albanian, with two main dialect, Tosh and Get, known since
tne fifteenth century
‘To this ound dozen of main branches of Indo-European may be
sued other language ateted in an extremly fragmentary ste?
fiom inscriptions or metly from names’ Phrygian, Thracian, Daco-
‘Marian Urian with Mesapic, Ligurian 2), Ancient Macedontan*
Iti self-evident tht for the purpose of language somparaon the
caries period ofeach ofthese groupe i the tost important eg, Old
Indic, or even the “Oldest Tad’ of the Vedas, and not the mesdern
Tndian languages such at Bengali or Hinds Old Persian and Avestan
the steed language of the Zarathutian religion, and not madern
Pern; Old High German, Old English ete
‘Anyone who wishes to become faint with the problems of the
Indo-European languages and t0 work in ths field wil need to sat
with base equipment of Latin, Greck, Old Indic and Goths and in
{he course of time toad farther important languages such a tie,
(Old Church Save ete
ggraiet tet n ptn
Seopa ee cme aca
emer ted
a i ae aie dee
SSS eereiers eae neers oh
igri Coir te ome 1
aa
geet Sw da rth) dh nd Sy Hime Gea
Introduction 5
pieces term tote entrar
Sey Gene Seat pt
NOR et tet gag wr Zor em ac be Te
SE PRINCE aos imei dete ci ey
SE I mae, omar
Ter aaa ee oe
"Oe Langage Aan erp capoe iag receKas 4 98, ta 08
Riaencimer goa tae mer re ec tat
eka ins ES ea
‘owt mgs tent Le of eens, Has
‘Be Spt ot Rn Rc tr Ras Ce ea Bins. vee,
sc de etna aa, orev, ANRW. 1h Huo
ip Pen, br gi a i
on eee ie ieee ihre areas
‘Marr UA fr Onenforhong fs, 19. a4). The Corps mrp pa
ioe eR Socee aee2
Language in Change
How, thes the ask of langage omarion toe undertaken? WI
‘ean be compared, and how? “es ae
he rt lc, cident ht word nts, which a be alte
fy ey. itcomparton, Ite aes exposed
1s) tena word, for example and Gro: B the peo
Sera tem wrestle tan appear ha conparton re
‘her meaning and enrenon bth coe is sly coat
that La ptr and Ge rrp soul have sen independent ond
haven enc wth on nate: cen nce oe ts
ftom and meaning ot compte, smparann, inthe some ee
sump to nabs concn, hard We toa ta Yoon Ce
eet, bth nan em Cerny groan se
Se eid tere be tempted tke eae ew is sane
el patrnary ce. We Ln, howeter an the case eel
sncten antl approximate brining a he Chestan ep
ss prone Pheri pk Sting tt at on wpe sa
+i in Sos German plone tom ehenge Tete ompatoon
‘then, of ferd and pher® to be abandoned? Clearly not. ”
Hw fr hen, dacrepancy efor or meaning adil?
‘Achat point wil the lt of tlerner be recess The meet
sole were perme nts pec Ten sleet to te he
thenoteon dt rom Psd Ldn. pt
OF the four explanations offered only two ae interna, based on Latin,
‘The fiat is ofthe type laus a non lcend and thes account only of
the element de in de To the second the sane element proves the
bis fora quite diffrent etymalogy The other twa elanaions hate
Language in Change 1s
recourse to Gredh. En the thi the formal agreement complet, but
tin the st evo, dhe meaning is Iboriousl are oft. Only the
fourth explanation canbe regarded s plausible fom the point of view
ff meaning, but the question then ste whether the procedure here
‘opted te modifcaton of Gr, Bls by omtason ofthe aspirations
‘ealy admissible, According to our current knowledge ti impos
be: omision of the aapiration could have given ony Mo, whence
Tet tes, not des far rom Br, unm from Boo
“Thin objection vest of couse onthe serumption that i Knew
‘change there exit a certain velar, and tha parila in sound
‘hanger there inno pce forthe various ibees ‘hich the ancient
Schaar, fellowed by those of the Middle Ages and eatly modern
times, tok for granted. Thus according to Varro (De Lingua Latinas
bret 7,2) word change occurs by omason or adition a eters and
through thelr anapoition ar change literaum enn ft demptione
tut addione et propter eam eaiectonem aut commutationem =)
{Quinlan (1.6.32) gives «sia but somewhat flr description of
‘he methods of ecymologats of his orn day qu uerba plum del
fata varie et multipicter ad weiner reducun (ce etymologies] aut
Correptis aut porrects ait adeti aut detaris at perma ters
frllbie (ef 15108).
‘As tothe exten to which formal discrepancies can be admitted, i
‘was not until the nineteenth century that e fundamentally new con
Ception war reached. Ie can be formulated, rather parsdoscly, 8
follows: no its are se to deergencer so Tong as they canbe shown 10
be regular ‘To give an extreme but by no means enypical example:
the corespondence between Eng hel, Gr nines, and Old. Za
‘despite appearance to the conteury, exact To hai (a6 We shall se
ner, 4750
‘With regard to metning, however, the fact themselves compel us
sHlopta mich more liberal attitude It or netance, fr from obvious
that Fr. chnton Christian’ and ‘rt idioe have any connection et
‘oth derive from Lat’ Chvtianan which became crctin in the dest
of Valais (Switacrand). Similarly, Eng. ally and Gem. slg ate
formally identical in Ola English sig sil meane “apps, Besse
Tea formagro and Fr. fromage (eit Jormare) oth mean “heese
and come from Lat. Hormatiur, a dervative of fora. The oil
‘expression was caves formate cheese made ins mou’ fom which
the meaning “cheese was absorbed By formats, and eats could be
omitted as superftaous6 Language in Change
Language in Change a
‘This snot say that inthe development of meaning, only regular
and unaccountable changes ae tobe fund. Certain genes tendencies
ir recognizable even in semantic ehange- It does ot, however, foe
Tow, if im one wellauthentcated instance » word meaning fence
comes to mean “own (as ean be seen from the pat Gm. aun od
Eng. ten, that fence’ alway Becomes own’ or town’ swage comes
from ene
follows shat, in language comparison, priority mutt be given un
onitionaly tothe form, If so forms correspond easly ot accords
ing to the rules, this compensntes for some degree of discrepancy i
the mesning. On the other hand, if wo forms cannot be refered o 4
‘oman denominator thie isnot ott even by total agreement in
meaning. For reson of form, deus (sl desi ealy kin) can
more be connected with de than with English gd.
{genet ie Bete f Sanat Usa Te Pos of Sow
acer aa aa ne
HS aE cee
ama £6 ng ie 1 eg art
i iherar iB Paige ane mace ere ek ea en
SSN iegsome Stee bee ne
here tm CD indacie pn
‘Sommerer
PSR ty ea aan
ee aed ct nd atm orga t
roa! Foes hm snc 8 Rey, Sen Thea Slap
2.3. REGULARITY IN SOUND CHANGE
‘To make the compizon f forme from diferent languages stall
powible acenically, dey must be spit up int smaller, inded into
{he smallest posible, unite. A. general impression, while It may
provide the impulse fora comparison, ix not seceatble to cient
‘erfeation. The minimal components ofthe word unite ae the speech
Sounds. Instead of «vague comparison of two of more words which
five general impression of sounding alike’ and ako have the tame ot
Similar meaning, methodical comparison therefore ade ofall the
Sounds of which each word is made up. Though this may seem
selrevident now, a he beginning of the inetenth century i 848 ©
revolutionary change of atude leading reo generations later to con=
equencer which ae il fet 0d
‘ter few long since forgotten predecessor, the Danish scholar
Rasa Kestan Ras (1787-1852) established in 8 tha in many
Germanic words which could be compared with correxponding words
in atin and Greek, the lees had undergone change in such way
‘that cera le’ could be setup. For example» regular transition
Item ptf ita be cbeerved betwocn Gr. nar, Lt pater, and Ole,
{Jodi and between wo, ps, ad ir, et. The sare teguarity ean be
‘cen inthe cave of Gr. + #8 7.8 8x. which become in Germanic bh
thd.
"These observations, corect with one exception (Rak had wrongly
Judged the development of TE 2), were taken over by Jacob Grimm in
the second edition of the fist volume of is Daiche Grommati (625,
Dp. $6, #61) and expanded into an impresve sytem By attributing
{0 Greek 8 y the modern pronunciation he could make them eau
‘nent tothe Germanic fb x and thas represent the whole develop.
{neta Circulars IM ia used to Jenove the vrcedstope (median dg
Teo denote the voiceless stops (emus) p¢, A the aspirates aspiratae)
4.8 and the sprane f py nth which they were equated. the
Germanic changes indicated above (adding the connection of TEP
with Gmc. pan be se outa flows
"T becomes A
‘Abecomes M
Mbecomes T
or sill more simpy
aT
Vd* Language in Change
‘The regularity of these changes, the extent of which Grimm
snereaed by the discovery ofa simiarcitclur development in Old
High German, so impressed his contemporaries tht what he himset|
ad called Lauterchichung (sound hi) they named, after i dit
overer, “Grimm's Law, lo de Grimm. For the Sst time not only
bad a large number of phonetic correspondences, or rater phonetic
divergences, between different languages been precisely formulated,
bburalin it hed ben shown thatthe various prt development stood
Ina coherent relationship to each other Te as thi that const
[Grimm's originaty and so powerfully impressed his contemporart.
‘That Grimm made some ears, even in esenil points suchas the
nator of the aopirtes, makes no difernce a all 0 his historical
Senifcance
“Aare spr Devenp’ nd Si, "Bpenency phono and he et Germanic
ccmonest Polly oe gu ew nw Soe Be
PORTA eh Ren syne oe
2.4. EXCEPTIONS AND THEIR EXPLANATION
ti inerestng tha neither Rask nor Grim conser the regular-
ites which they discovered in round change o be generally aid. Rask
held thatthe consonants often" changes secordance with the sated
‘les, while acording to Grimm the sound shift is eared through "in|
the mane’ but “is never tiily finished of nthe snvidal ease. Some
words remain inthe erly state the sear of change has passed them
Dy" (Arent, 193,208). Even forty years later, G- Curtin could lay
doen that inthe ifeof sounds» Baed laws canbe recognized which
‘ave a validity almost at consistent at tht of natural forces, but
nevertheless added that among sound changes two kinds ae te be dis-
Tinguuhed, “renslar or general and “ieregulat oF sporadic of which
the later type secure ‘only im a more or les reticted number of
Inuances’ (Aten 208; Pulgeam, Std Boll (198s), 275-9)
“This was understandable at that period, since was an undeniable
Language in Change »
fac that alongside the many cies in which development took place
Sainte the rl, tere wee corn which os obnered 0
{Show eierens cone
or example den cut of corepondece such a Got it haf
{anodes nt La cop pc oe wee mn breach of the ule
fees since m Catan hha not be shite es
weve nyt size thin see sear the uae ound
we preeded by sspivans whether herited) or produced bythe
Tou shit J). The enemy therefore, that he soured shit had ot
‘Shon lce suo to neds sequence of ropes Pb ete The
Stmortance of thc enpanaton yin the recognition hat an eeption
tothe eglarsya the sou ht wa al reer.
‘ashe group of ecepions represented by these words which
in Germanic have two vores op Cath bindan to bin
sree pon do tach errerpond Sit and wo ind. We
Sie upsoas deutien however, when we examine the compe
Sem nde peceely "The corepondenee oth a She od bm
Mefectedaording to the fle of tesa shi, but Gh, be Sk
‘Test pouiton sans coat the rls Yo Skt ap should
Corradi German Av long it was sken fr eran ail
Sis'Seae shore he carer form plausible caplanation forthe
rote cout not be found: He however the eden of Germanic
i geeneaul weight, aon points to TE bed Grossman ried
InSb6r Sue he ineglany in auch eases onthe side of Soni
‘a Grek, both languages show disinlaton in» succession of 40
Spt by shh he Swe opto Ao utes
{Shed ane the duped vrei ee ngage In Ine he
SW Ot prevent tee of dat has the fo ddan
ct rom the erterpnding by (oh) es rey afr @
Srsiiton of the tape, oe would have expected “dha dtm
Sten”
persed on sorte tee became
2 Sic Uer de
aan
In this group, hen it turned out that there was no question of excep
fons tothe sound shift: te regularity was on the side ofthe other
Tanguage ud even this was fou bea regulaits "here now sil2 Language in Change
Tei on ge roup of ena, Asoring we gor
‘iin TE coe sie gen Geman ie ml
‘atcha wine ppc iw. tor ind eee erat
‘Three meres oar naar Seen
Patil popes procnderwnbteni ag
la pen camera Conti tare atta aseee
Fen Sci ee es ae a
‘Serine node Sa a ae
"Fae cpeton of ie tis cece ee hia
sayy ie Bath lr Rat ern nee Se
‘ict dat te ep deregmet ca genus oa
Se copie oe tele ong nee eee
Suave etersteen eater nec at he
ae et ctirge Sinan cee Sea ne
‘clay a oe pnt ea eon a a
Tanne ‘panes erase "ances cana O18
open btn pn to te Sy at
ge eet ere
erent tnd grea eerste ga ce
th oe ONG ton weg OF epee oe
Se vowel bu she neti eae net
taper ever et gh tend Fr te
Pond wth cae eed ce
Wierd ihe coon f ye wig hee a
pits inndal pon pen ae et ee pe fam 1
fm ped yee Tsay an
aay rarer caer ea ono
Bari onc er ear ed we
there Te enden ica rae
i ee ny in Cont ake a a
Soe sear See fran ed ma
1 Comguenty pet a POF a Se
tem nlite erotics Neneh
gemonasses cesar
tokaays Lace Nene Kee g k e ctr Gonos
‘Semaine tae cin
Spigot er
Language in Change »
2.5. SOUND Laws
‘These results of persevering and ever more accurate research ein
cvitably toa appraisal of Curt’ dichotomy of regular tod sporndic
‘ound change Gee 24) Ifthe alleged sporadic changes are time and
Spun revealed a simply another kind of replant, the conclsion can
tly be tha every sound change i proper tobe vegarded a regular.
‘This new doctrine, at announced by W. Scherer in 187, found
‘post enduring expression in 188 in the words of the leding
‘Neogrammarans, Hermann Osthot (1847-196) and Kael Bragmann
(845-1919)
‘epinsie the dvcion in hick
Sound sc to change ccureim the sume condone are feed By te
‘Rates itbou exernen
“This programmatic stent isto Be found in the pete of
HGuolf and KBragmann, Mrphlgiche Unerachangn af dom
et der. Sprachen Lena, 1878, px Tae whole eae
Sas confoion of fait of immense acu andeectvents
Thich the Neogranmarans tok ine with ther predecessor he
Shapter inthe neverending drums of the quarrel bewcen Anson
‘alsoder
"The concept of tnd lw brought tan ed the fst
prescicne inguin, Irs sud tw ens being, ie
Beche a tertence by nother and wo he operon fa
tog oe
Teds ta he tery ofthe sound law isnt sii
poorest in a pwns of sce nar. cn cry be aid
‘Saree pouvely regued by wines of tnroons—and
tot only thee concerned withthe sound shft-and so had» contin
iSducve bn. Thana To the woe of Karl Poppe, however, wo ow
inden tha y induction no hypothesis cat be vere deed,
{he talu of hypetiewestinn the temps trough further continued
tse and went ty ten Be long ths dso ape, they
‘etn the fll cet
‘nm the technique af eng p und lw, se Beer, “Wie wet
sman in Lasiguts sf RBS sta 19878 3-105,
amr’ tae i ea eea Language in Change
1k Mager Rien Taspenlit nd onpsogaton FA 3 96 3.56
‘ge Nem Evie Sir Bremen et
ieee a nk ts
5 eine a, Te Lg of Stay, ane
Ream tn
Spee Ses nn Rot
‘Gambro Feil We yrtah | Grama Lenn Sytem a
Bone 6 Fc rir gs Be ke a
Sore Eo apace ge Wikre pee
SAT nee cea tne! tae Eee Sa
eg ere a nC. a ah
2.6, ARE THRY VALID 8 Nor?
“This does not mean tha the concept of sound law has nt since 1878
often been challenged. Particularly impressive were the results
btained by “lect geography" (voraphi lngtiq). The pro=
ttammatic statement tat cach word har its own history appeared to
Seer that there could be no generally valid sound development, no
‘ound laws. This interpretation, however, overlooked theft that the
"Rudy of the hutory of te individual word (concluding, for instance,
‘hat abile “bee isan intrude in Parsan French) i pone only
‘becnuse the sound laws provide a sure means of exablshing whether &
‘word in «particular region i native or an immigrant rom outnde,
Language in Change a
loan word-even if fom dhe same language. It must also be noted
thaw the slogan of alee geography, "Each word is its ow history
i's grows laggertion; thou raher be sai with Malki, that
"Many (or tome, or jst afew) words seem to have truly unique
Instorles Thue the static basin ofthe objection and its degre of
probability are fundamentally altered"
"The ether objection raed by dialect geography, thatthe Boundary
wvthin which the sound law operates diferent foreach word, so
hos litle validity since itn fat relates ony to the transitional zoe»
between wel-dfined dialects and no tothe central area, in which
Fcrech’ word is feted by a given sound change
‘Daurat is therefore quite right when he says Ave le recul d'une
ueptine années, apparale pax que la geographic ingistiqe ait
ieusorent sap leslie edie deve parla igourewse methode des
revgrammairien and: La constance des ls phonetques reste done,
principe, hors de tout aceite’
ec tat eit ne
Sra hd Bi cceemenerne eetca waa
oo Sn i le ety ce dard ten Spe
Fecieenyeit tiara ore rite ee cin
SLR teers ene ter hen
Sra Sate a ae i wn a =
cere Es gait Re ips d Pe Py.
seed Reh fe oa Rech ch opp a
SPARS i rt i
Ta et Tec i ty
ma mate aes tte pry
eee. tatapem eaten oe Ten in Scns
woe aS ee tts Sr tel ei
sine eatin flog seen tan
ree
eRe Et oes4 Lenguogein Change
Faget 1.0 oe ao Lah nd 5. Ray
sw npn mee i ua Cr Pepa.
Se Te Se
2.7. CONFIRMATION BY PHONOLO
‘The concept of sound law has gained fresh support from modern
developments in inguistc, expecially inthe eld of phonology
"The old phoneir had investignted the articulation of speech sounds
sminutly down tothe amalest det. Av reaction apsinat this fog™
‘menting and atomizing procedure there arose sn the late 1920s the
feience of phonology, which directed it aim atthe function of specch
curds." From thie point of view i became evident the minute
‘iecencs of pronunciation t such are of no ngnicane or relevance
for the linguist Only those diferences are significant and relevant
‘which have function i langunge te. which serve to diferente
Between unite of speech, For example, the German ch sounds tn nicht
land Nacht are forthe phonetician two diferent sounds. The speaker,
However, is unaware of the diferene, since ie ha no signiseance for
hie language, these pronunciation variants ae not ved to divtinguih
‘words.‘On the other hand, the two rounds which in English are
‘Senoed by sa in lore aid oe can in German, itll, diferente
‘words ony in medil position, eg reieneael and rien tear, but
Im French, arin Engliah, te aiflerence is significant in any poston
‘ous and cousin, Same and zone dfer only in this rape,
Sabrertbre ssa sl calles, sat, sein main
‘The linguistically sgnifeane sounds, or phoneme of «language can
tbe moet eal etablised by the use of “rina pire. pats of
‘orcs distinguished by singe speech sound, a cat mal ca eat eat
on By tis method of commutation. changing one sound sta tine,
‘ny word ean be Broken up ino its component phonemes. Ths the
[honemes of Eng. dread can be idatied seb (by comparing tea),
ef. bled), (broad: the speling variant clea bas no phonemic
felevance), (ck. Breath, in which th denotes single sound)
‘As the seam of speech is divided into ever smaller unite—con
‘by he fact hat
Ts themecles but nly nerve to differentiate
guage in Change Ey
er units: they are jut dicritil signs. They are not, however, the
Tis in the sense of being incapable of farther analyst they can be
tdscibed in tors ofcrtsin articulatory features Tethe sounds pk
bid which function a phonemes in many languages, are compared
Iwi one another, it wil be found thatthe second serie is dt
fused rom she fs only by the fact tht all te members ae voiced,
SSheten the members ofthe Sat series are voiees. The phonemes?
nub fer ftom eachother lyin respect of voicing and ate other-
‘ise Kenic bus they ifr frm the other members of both series in
Tring labialr-sound aricolated withthe lips. In contest to other
libs, mor oro, it can Be seen that p Bare characterized by #
Conure of the lips which released in the proces of atculaion,
‘Thus the phonemes ?and beach have three distinctive features
{Glosure, bil nrelstion, presence o absence of vic), which taken
together diferente them from allover phonemes, eluding exch
Uther they are characterized andy au it were, consétuted By thes
{Gatun so cht in genera ca be au hat he phoneme Bundle of
hint features
SES een emns canes re
‘ced nde Raton ny mp pny te mn i
‘Mtg ong vos Maras, Banos ingest
Mei Neral tng te ri Pome
Ste OT Rhos Ne pe Plat, eek coe
BSCE S dd Satna th: bento Ti, Ne ah
Slim Pt Leiog aay $8 Tora heer
‘ms, neon CN gt Lad Emer Pi Yok6 Language in Change
Language in Change *
TEI noteed nt ae 2G Cons te bak Poca
‘eee ipo te me Lng i oo rt She
272
‘The result gained from the synchronic study of languages in their
‘moder state must, of course, be applicable to thir diachome oF
itorsal rods, eapecily in the fl of sound change
"The phoneme iar hs been said,» calective concep: i brings
together all hore phonescally tinguishable but sil snr sound
the allophones, which do not serve to diferente meaning A
‘Phoneme i simply the sum (or els) of it allophones, which can
[ther standin fre exchange (ther ie deers by mon linguate
{actors} or occur in complementary distribution, ns far they ate
‘bound to certain positions and conditions. Thus the English phoneme
is apirated before the sess (bl, tp), but not when ts prseded
bys Grable, stop. An allophoni station of this hands deseribed in
Verner’s Law (Gee 244.1) the new voiced spirante were allophones of
‘he originally voiceless spirant, with which they aernated in comple=
‘distin,
‘Bren more signicant for sound change isthe interpretation ofthe
phoneme ata "bundle of distinctive feature” If phoneme, sy by
fhanges, it means that one of ie dstintive features change Fo
‘example the festute of closure can change: the lip intend of being
Completely closed, are carlealy lft hllcpem, tue proucing
‘spirant This change took plac in Ancient Gresk abou the beginning
‘ofthe Christan erm so that in modern times Ps pronounced not
Siitary, there canbe change invoicing if the vocal chords are no
Tongerin vibration during the articulation, the relia» change of b
to voiceless. This happened, for example, n Gerri, n which p
‘corresponds to IE b. Phonemes are not, however, lated in the
‘Phoneme system; itis normal to Bnd sete of phonemes sharing
‘common dssinctive fearre: OF the three features which characterize
two, closure and voice, occu ako in dang, which fer from 8
Gnd eich orher only in their pace of sviclaton Te follows that a
slnsnetive feature changes in particular phoneme, the same change
(ince itis mde unconsciously) mst tke place not only in al
Instances of that phoneme but also in all phonemes exhibiting the
‘tne distineive feature, Thus inthe Germanic sound shit the change
in the feature ec led to the common sit of IE bd gto Gmc. #8
Sound change accordingly segue, tnd indeed! systema, fom hi
standpoint also"
Tn conchaion, it should be noted here that the various kinds of
sound change canbe cased in the following manne:
{@) seule sound changes, i regular change of singe phonemes;
(8) sepular group changes, Le regular changes of dine phonemes
(Gsimilaton and dination oop ef b> Ln
(© iregulan (sporadic) group changes, eg AUC Képeopa from
Kipeepe*
2.8. ANALocy
What we ave sais fr sbout the sound law requires an additonal,
rote, The Neogramarians themeelve had empbsized (sn that part
St their manifesto quoted above tha thee statement applied to sound
‘hang in ao far av it proceeds mechanically” Tes clear that sound
Tame can be interfered wth, not only other sound tne, but by 2
further powerful factor in language change, ha of analog.
TH eas, ined, im contrast tothe concept of sound Invs that tit
tery which goes back to ancient tea, guined the precise meaning
thar it has in modern linguistics, Analogy denotes morphological
teunsformation on the mode! of form already exiting inthe language
When thi cute, purely phonetic developments in accordance with
‘he sound laws ae for the most part suppressed and obscure,
In German, atthe end of the MIG and beginning of the NHG
periods, the calier paradigms sien: sectigen, tegen: Bow agen,
rndn bantbunden gave place to NHG stegtegen, b/gen, Bond
bandon. "The aarmion of thes. ad pl fore was simply a case of
mlogial change, not the result of phonetic processes. A phonetic
evelopment from sti to tog oF for tandem to bandon isi Tac
ltmponible, inthe sere that could not be reconciled with our other
knowledgea Language in Change
‘ion fn teh hn colo oe Somer aha tg, olinge ca not) Set
fee Nia rd De
sate Pelt eta
2 SEL. ty sobs goy4se Te Reach, “Anaopche Prone in dee et
stat a
"S5, pl Vk nd Wir Sart Nerval
Fendt Ry of Poms Chan ree.
2.9, COMPARISON OF HIGHER UNITS
‘What hasbeen sid i this chapter about sound change valid mutatis
smutanir for lanqurge ats whole-morphology, syntax? vocsulay.*
‘We can and mst follow the sume principles for the larger nits a for
the smaller and smallest. The foundation must slays be materi]
‘entity or similarity, which maintain is power of support even when
ferean or reanings show wider divergences The covery hot
tenmble and can lend to nothing but unfounded asupions and cone
Sion. ‘The messore of material enti or inilnty—a quetin
which war left in abeyance at the beginning af this chapter (21 fis
an now also be defined more precisely” the divergence must be i
greement with the sound ls. Many almost incredible correspond
pees are found inthis way which are nevertheless exact from the
point of view of linguistics. An ofen quoted example of such dere
izent development inthe Armenian numeral eke two" in retion to
the forms inthe other TE lnguages,e Lat. duo A comparison With
TE td arouses inthe uninitiated the unpleasant felng than hie
instance not single sound Bits, and rightly 0, neverthelen, can be
demonstrated that he comparison is coret. The proa can, however,
‘be established only by the most caefl abseration and determination
ofthe phonetic developments, eof the wound ln” For this reason
‘Phonology remains the surest foundation for all comparative Hingust-
kes and ean never be neglected, however nweleome some Ty find
this: Here too the wuth ofthe proverb is confirmed fer arpera ad
Language in Change Ey
ote tne W-7 Lena,
Bap eee a Wallin d Se Get BW
Bryn ee etter im Sm ee ret
‘Sey React a nostra Sea
at poe eH Raa Coen HE Sue Pe et sak
Siang es hn png pape
Rear i ate e (S sh Ant
iy RESSL Sar eau oe
‘ot ETESATG Elie SMa eng ante Ee
she arnt 19h Bw ces eed pak
‘As we have sen, the principle that sound laws admit no exception
tras fst extablished by the Neograramarins (1878). In conzast 10
Tovmer practice they alo emphasized that correct understanding of
the fe fs language can only be gained by one who ‘auto the eon,
thick with theores, ofthe workshop in which the Indo-European bask
forms are forged one day ate forth into the clear air of palpable
tals, and esurate himwef tthe guidance of later, even the most
‘ent times and, above all of ving dialet (sce pp. e-= of their
preface, referred tom 3) In the hundred years snc thei ume these
[leas have besm developed further in variourdrecuons (te 26,2),
tnd today Ive reached a point where the synchronic situation
{Tasting into a mast of face which cannot be Drought under rales—
‘orerpending, one might sa, 10 the state of society, oF at Ist of
Teste therefore 0 poin out th
this pceureof things doesnot
necessariy apply to calerpeios, or rather, only orth tit limita
tome Since inary times society war iself much smaller, more
United, and, owing to meaures of central contol much move strongly
ahesve than today the language stanton also was much more2 Language in Change
unified. This diference is clearly significant for the problems of
Phonetie development and unexceptional sound ls 3
‘Tasks of Indo-European Linguistics
3.1. THE RECONSTRUCTION OF INDO-FUROPEAN
“The fac that 20 many languages of Europe and south-west Aaa show
Uridespeead agreements in thelr grmmatial stractire and vocabulary
‘hn be explained a we have see, ony bythe sumption that hey all
Spring from » sommon Bas language which we al Indo-European,
thd areal wathing oer than independently developed variants of is
‘riginal language, the Usprache
Te follow thatthe fet task of the Indo-Europeans i to work back
to the fullest possible reconstruction of Indo-European. The phon
‘eal system, which as of courses cloned stem, can be reassembled
{orn emsfociory extent and with a fair degree of certain. ‘The mor-
Pholopcal system, although Tikewise closed, presents significantly
freaterdiicules, but thr ao can be recovered to large extent,
‘Much mote problematic isthe sytas. Here the urts with which we
have to work are lnge, snd consesunty iti only with much Tes
fonfidence thatthe historical variations can be used ar 2 bai for
covering «prehistoric system. Finally, the eoabulary ean be reow
rise in x main outlines with considerable success, especial On
‘erional bas, but vocabulary does not form a closed system in any
lenauage, ti only pavlly discoverable fr Indo-European aso"
‘Nest, the recontrated Indo-European language system can and
must be uned ss a sarting-point forthe interpretation ofthe sytem
hd is pechsory For this we are in 4 partclaly favourable
position: a great eal can be established about the prehistory of
‘farther important wk ofthe Indo-Europeans ito use the recon
structed original language as starting-point and wath it hep thro
light on the prehistory ad cary hiatory of the inivdual languages
Aerved from i "The main historical periods of thes languages are
tf courae, ouside the scope ofthe Indo-Curopeania’ ork, which
iluinates only their orgie ee above, 1s
Inthe teatment of bath tee tasks there are 180 positions which2 Tass of Indo-Buopean Linger,
in theory are sharply divided. In the view of some scholars, the
‘comparative method can do no more than etublishcorrapondentr Tf
swe ne compelled by the facts to recognise that, for example, Latin
‘dey, Old Tra da, Lithuanian dies, Old Indic devs, te wich ll
tea god’, ae gene related, tis means onl that we ean
that Lat d corresponds o Ole Lith, Olnd dete; we cannot go
ee fom. ‘The recon.
ould be thought of ws merely providing formula to simply nd
fam up the clumsy and long-winded statement ofthe established cor
respondences‘ In opposition to thi, others hol thatthe comparative
‘method enables us to recover an extinct phate of language. A reson
‘ructed form, eg. dea, iathe realty which underiesthe frre in
the individual languages, from which al of them have developed in
‘ccordence with thes own eound lavas It mune, ofcourse, be edit-
ted tha the reconstruction reflects the sate of ings at ven
time. Thus itcan ike a theory in natural cine, be modified and
imnpeoved by fresh dicoveis, Infact our present reeontrutione (et
is Yecopnaed also by the supporters of the fst poston mentioned
hove) are ‘bewer” than thore current a centry 380, 1 they
Corrrpond better to the historical factx® But vo only when we
Acknowledge the reali of the varius econstracted forme that we ean
‘meaningfully occupy ourselves with the question how they are related
toreachother, Le how the sytem war built up. From the outa re
tao, rine appreech,playn.a delve part ia recostruton, since
the feconsruction of phoneseally imposible sounds and sound
‘quences (swords) can be considered thing bat anil game? In
{his Tntoductiom, therefore, we adopt the second of theta positions
Dutlined above, tht of raion
"To ndieate that» form e reconstructed, not atested, i preceded
by an anerhe der Tas applies not only t TE form but aso |
‘eeontruted forma inthe individual language.
(ee ce ee ee iy
Semi! Wie neh hf
EGR romana ye Haley
‘See pbs eer nami ood 7 he
Tas of Indo-European Linguists s
et ne nr Se an Se
SSeS reset nn nner.
gai Erde Reco Pens ema
Th aed wei At eR
Fe ar ae peng gene Ltn
eral She ase ee
Seti Neco Se paca a
‘eee aah My crt iss oe
Eigee tennessee esata
Ae cat mck eit ce
‘igasa step res ne rao canny Canoe
‘EEalym rf oma een Deca eh rpms Fr
sca tal nme "ton 19
4.2, FURTHER QUESTIONS
“The reconstruction sete a mumber of further take, When a good part
Grthe vocabulary hae Geen restored, various questions ean” be
Shoneied which ate of great inferen to the student of ery historahs of Indo-European Linger
‘What war the structure ofthe amily’ and of society in general?" What
‘were the beliefs of the Indo-European, what di they know? Did they
‘mori gods” What knowledge did they posses of metals, animals,
plans? What can aneiere wo these ast question contribute to solving
the problem of their homeland and period? Did they already posese
‘cevated poe diction an perhaps so poetic farms3*
"There also arise further ingustie questions. Can we discover dialet
Aitferenes within Indo-European? What can be exabished sbout the
Drocesr of diferentiation which led to he formation ofthe indidual
Fanguages?
"To diacus all hese quetions would require larger bok than the
present one, The Ptrducion i on 0 imied 9 scle tht it x only
Dostible either to tuch on all af them superficially orto sneestgnte
fore thoroughly just fw problem arse, We have sdopted the later
‘ours in the hope thatthe reader who has gained secure base will
‘exten ha interest 0 further probleme?
Se, Kini; Guenter 19-9 Hey
SS eae pe ee
aaa pe ete a me
SSPASiin oe Gomi Regency MoS oa Wate, a
sie Gori Met ove Ye Polo 1 Hany a
ESSE an er yk ela
‘Cony pede mn a ee i pee
(chro 8 gay. Bay are Le Te New Compare
Si Sec Sh in ot). as Thy Worf tr Ce The
‘Sell yi: Ldn rec A Soman Geng Da
Poet em Sey Sn hy.
25a VV, hans Ia dsm hihi na ali, Mono
so Mii log rank
Plana icing wl iat ake eh
Fig coms Fane ws TE gt Spe te Pte
(sate fale lr ty, a
Sb Mata Vea by Secong de Usha Spc,
sgt ei sa lpn i ro
Eat titer ea, me {runs 2
(tian Gall lan at Moy ck ttn
Si cent tr yy Co Ne
seeeng aaa ae ey St
“Tass of Indo-European Linguists as
Aches Ee ween ee ern ep
wari Stitt aral 209 oi oe.
‘Sint proper sor mate protmgy om he Snlpmental ud enprl aut o
‘oink reiting apps oy A
at Sr sa inp er na I
‘run He ea sor sa ey Ret ei of
rnp ne rn Bn ge rns Site a
‘pam her, ie Braga seb at
ete Bre
PETS A i Me Snr in ee Epo
ae se
Se Soret Simca be
“Etichete Gm ys Sr Jn yo i
ha we sce cae
(SSSR Shinn ho rte raTasks of Indo-Buropean Lines
id ch nen Cn ns mt
roc: ODay, Pl Prone A Cpt Ream,
4
Phonology: Reconstruction of the
System
From comparison ofthe individual languages it appears that Indo
"European posresed the five busicvowel, both shot and ong
In Greek his vowel system remains intact in mot dist. In Attic
snd Tone, however, long was raised to, which inter coleseed with
Inherited #10 give, but was in Attic changed back to. fermi, and r
(Gee Szemertny Rickverwandiang’)"In both dialects sors and Tong
1 were shifted forwards to give a In Latin the longevowel set i
faiy well preserved, whereas the abort vowel, excep i nial ay
Lables, were subject extensive weakening snd even niin slabs
snere often affected by thee phonetic environment. In Aryan thes
fem was completly changed by the falling together of the thet lower
towels a eon 4, and of the corresponding long women esling
in threesvowel ystem? In Germanic » pat coalescence took
place: and oll together ina, Band din 8, OHG se; in Gothic there
teas farther colescence of « and in i while the long t and ?
Femained separate, In Slavic the development was the opposite of
Germania and o fll together no, a and ima. In Lithsnian a nd
gave ad and 8 gave or uo. In Slvie/ and became te wlre-shart,
fGlong and @ becoming andy.§ Phonology: Reconstruction ofthe Stem
This shor survey cannot, ofcourse include al the details, but gives a
general picture. Further dete sonectning Latin ae given below
(12). The developments mentioned are llustated bythe xamples
which follow 2-10),
Jeb ev’ Grp, Lat ag Sk fm ON ak ‘dive, ave
ses etree Gp Late Sarr, Gt es
Sdn "eat Gr. dap, Une daca ter facrma), Goth, tay
‘OHG zahar, ‘ » Gs
‘thom gone: Gr x (AR), Lat amor, Sk. haa ‘gos,
sva', OHG gan ace Symbol Nila 1585026575
mar (Ah at Sm, ON
sich Gio (A, hh, OG ba
ie Sk. har, OG tg ow
A athe Gr pdr fr, Lat mr, Similar, OF
rb, OHG mtr Lith mat woman, wile, OCS mal moter
ssh oe Ge erie a La Si
bhratar-. Goth, bropar, OHG bruoder, fre
‘ter aa Gt, do Lat fe, Stari, Goth ia
“leribetre ana GHG Sr (Grn ten En bah
Gtr Lt a Sat ol Go
Steorrce, amy, Wn Ge est pa, Sons
“te, meh "Sud sy Gen dl a nal,
nabhas-, OCS nebo, mebes- ve
Phonology: Reentracion of the System »
414.2 (became din German, except Gothic, in Celtic)
svegahing’ Lat, SK. 98 hing, Oe. en.)
TE Riot Lec sine: Gots menos mankind, work, OHG
‘ao, OCS sing, Ola sed
itp, do ake Ge ebm
min ded inact, OG
spi tall Grn lem, SH prota
at fn, Goth
kt. dada,
susie
sok ihe: Gr. Bry Lat. ct, Sl. pt, Gosh, ata, Or. kt
TRE Sheep. Ge. Bat oly ate ni Ske gar, Goth airs (pen)
epi! ONG ou( tw), Lith ath, OCS ove,
port tord, rte, usar Grabs (ordre, Lats pois patio,
‘Skt. pats, Goth brpfobebrideproom’, Lith: (early pet "is
band
arr oephan, destitute: Gr, dpb, Lat. rd, Arm. orb ‘orphan!
‘Goth or sertane’ (orbyom), OG ai, er, Ole. orb hes
inhertane’
4160
inom Ge. See peice, Lat gc (preelas.), nl, SI
“tose. Lat (g)nou), OCS sat
ie gee. Saban, drome: Gr, Cana Burs Bape, La
th dma, Sk dads dma, OCS dat, dar, Lith ds
sha‘: Gee, Lat ir, St a
Sythe gud oneelts Gr: Gory wo Gr, Aves, yt i, Lith
"fot gre, OCS pore ile
sand
seit. kno Hom, Ge (Pier, Skt, vm, Goth. in
Sitsecd widow at sidua, Ske vuhaed, Goth wide
stan, OCS older
sind pay’s Gr, put, Skt. midhax(itha) “rie Avest. m=
my OCS miada, Goth- miedo, NHG Mies
ev Seid whos what Lat que guid, Hut huts bi, Gr
‘dea a.
onc:scusSSSSuSSSSSRSSSSSUSSSSSESSSSSUSSSSSUSSSSSESSSSSUSSSSSUSSSSSUSSSSSESSSSSUSSSSSUSTSCSRSSSSCRSSCSCRSSOCORCSOOOE S++ SSS SSSSS aS
° Phonlogy: Reconstruction of the System
48
eos ‘lve Tving: Lat. aoe, Skt, jt, Lith, ghee =
‘F
ett strength: Gr, (2, Lat.
sproon- at Ge we, Sit ph’:
sp drok Gr mi nt Sk ta “Seunk’, OCS
ie bee
19a
‘syuaam ‘yoke Gr. tds La. agum, Skt. yg, Goth jk, OCS igo
‘Om then
rather Gr dupe, Lat, ruber, Skt, rudhira-, OCS rid
‘media honey’, mend’ Gr. ud, Ske mate “oweet dey honey
‘OCS medi ‘honey’, OF med, OIG met mead
‘emus ‘dnuahterinlw; Ge. rss, Lat manu, Sk sma, OG smu,
te Sremerenyi, Syncope 81
sui.@
nts mouse Gr. ui, Lat: ms, Sk. mi, OCS mp, OB OMG may
Eb. "brow' Gr. bps (orgs ‘eyebrow, Skt. rt, OF bra,
‘her “ses: Lat. ther, Ske dhar, OF der ONG ar
‘htm smoke Sk. dma, Lat man Lith iman, OCS dy;
alo Gr. pss,
4:1, Seb
{An additonal vowel sintered from cen mogphologca orrespond.
fences auch
‘Skt tht. standing: Gr, ovads, Lat st
Skt aint jd sar mid of da give) Ge dooro
Skt ptar: Gr veri bat pater ot
in which Aryan i stands in contrat to ain the other Indo-European
languages (in Grech, also to coo, which often appear in ple of on
the analogy of related forms with of w, tg. en” rbyon Bg
‘Bey. Since nether TE 1 nor a, dace above, an aecount he
‘hese correspondences, its uuaiy assumed tha an Indecberepe,
‘murmured vowel (perhaps similar 0 the sound of im Bog, oes
‘sfa) must be posted, This vowel is called schoe (ndogermencony,
4 term bortowed from Hebrew grammar (denier
Tor the
‘murmured vowel beeen consonants), and is usually denoted by oe
inverted ¢(), Its nature and funesona role i the vowel sytem aoe
hole will be weatedin more deal ter (5-4-4),
Parle o this schoa indogermanicum prin some scholars posit «
Phonology: Recotiacton of the System “
schon indogrmonicum wcundum: wheres the former ia weakening of
Tong vowel, the Inter is held to represent the weakening of thor
‘vowels, The factual base ofthis hypothesis, however, inadequate
(eee 86.18),
In Lata te insted sytem of short vowels eject 0 chan,
‘Sosy ep of he mile vowel and.
(pe becom
(2 bee a ama nw’, Gr nid: OLa. nr, es hy
syecor ‘hisses, Ge ote OL. toe twee
Seemereny th se
(berm ot bees Rat me hen eter ite?
sonar Goth uta Ea sar heer: taer
Te eer scene! “ound Sowa: OLA emi
cp OF sf ee, dca: Lat sms ps
Co tfoe nel 1 prceding eck vel go and con
sonant other than cen tele Seanad in en al
Appear uals au rom sels Paleo oe
Be ees nt tt ry ln,
(HE c becomes core awl os e-beam ie
erro eve tings Meer, fom TE pene wth ston a
Prbextne ute engened by ano eth ge)
{i TEs botomes'u before var Atal fn hoo’ Lat
sca, before mb: Latte ambition Gt Seat ear lef
‘nl, Ge hase om Pll fn eer by (HO) above
SG. Des
wo bere acne soot 1506) OLat. wrt erat
soser ave Deca we tr erwin, a att
‘nd adogermanich gyn 678
in nonsnaolaber genera elsing of short vowels. aig in
she tection of fa oo place CE fa aft ac re om
rina campre in honed syle the ang apy 0. The
{xem pune hi tendon bees yop Gr et
i dar enc Sey Sa Sly aT case of cope
{sowing postcmsnana aother vowel develope beeen te con
Sonar Ola abo th enn) wan yep ots, whee
Slaton hers the sue way ers came ar—————_——
@ Phonalogy: Reconstruction of he Sytem
Phonology: Recontracion of the Sytem s
4:2. DipuTHoNes
onion fh moe pen von vowel io
ioe
NURS eid seth wit oy
iadtutslio dackig weineorsinesmsia
Satelit ie an oe
Su pment Upng hr carpnde ht of
a pn Tea she Tene
ea eae a Paro ape ny
Soci a Sem en
Sehcd ech Sr har cr sam ay
SeSTTein bua tong ad ed ne Se
Sond Gretta sept ate
When rea es Slngh cma ee
She Ticbe hind hein er fase
Pode
comune
‘Mew examples for each diphthong can illstrate these developments:
ssid. ‘bur’: Gr. ida, Lat and shrne, howe’ (orginally “earth,
tis ets, Skt. da tnder’, ONG et aera pyres
Peston lind Lat eats, Ol. eich ‘one-eyed, Goth hai (i).
Ge aus north-eatt wind (he ‘dt one’
diy hasband's brother Gr. aj, Ske dear, Arm. tier, OCS
‘eeert, ONG sehur io Lat Som *dbir under the nucnee
‘tla (aj leu ur) with non-Roman
phates owt Lat, had, Goth gas, OHG gets
aie “show, a9" Gr. Brg, Lat 8, Goth, gotihan announce,
infor, OHG sthanaceure’
[aoa Ls, uy, Skt Bean, Pras. des, Lith devas
Seba gee: Greely Lat ft, Ske Lith ti)
neigh to snow Gr ifn OLat sa, ONG oman 4753)
sid Ago Gr (ea, Std, OC8 2, Gt it, ONG
pe: Groby the ane ona ice’, Lat. ama (OLA), Gath
simirhes “a's Prue map, Lith sigs, OCS ane, Goh.
weiss they Gr: (Don) rt Lat. Sk. th, Goth,
ge “to increase’: Lat. aged, Ge. ale afin, Goth, auhon
‘irana), Lith due grow’
stn ey Gata, Skt as (rom 09) Lith, sas, OCS sei,
‘OLG vren wo dy up
ser ear, baton ania, Goth. aus, Lith. ait these and
‘Goat see Seemercny SMEA 3 1967) 471 (SM 1273
sau to den (nner): Gr abu dear Lat, hour, ON asa
sas.on
sdevh "dam, hea Lat, dd (Oba dow) G
fm oti
swt te Gr peau, Gosh io
Seta burn Gry Lat, Sk dpm -
siete lah shines Geshe Goth Suh ight, Sk. at
‘hin
1h, tvhan, OHG aio
42600
sroudhos ee: Lat. rig an (Gislecl) eu,’ Goth, roads, ORG
ate Lith ronda, rudeness
storia, cesta’ Lt leu (OLat.leacom), Sk. [ka space.
‘tera Lith, levkas “Belt, ONG fk “overgrown clearing, cf
Wateria Phonology: Recontrcton ofthe Sytem
nis “butoch’: Lat, elms, Lith. flan “thigh, hip’, Skt. Sn,
‘ON Alou
‘toukso- shining: Lat. tna (Praenstne lon), OPrus aus (p,)
‘group of stars, constellation’ Ast, ranina- seaming”
Indo-Buropean had alto long diptthongs such a a These, how:
ever, are found almost exchvely in cate endings, and wil sceords
ingly be discussed under morphology: se alo 6 614
4.3. seativowers
‘The semivowels y and w can esl be reconstructed onthe basis of the
joveroelming evidence af the Indo-European language, the ce
‘oft, however, the orgie! bilabial articulation (es tn Eng. 0) wa
rey replaced the erin taiton of many languages by the
labiodenal (asin Eng. e, rms). The old pronuneiion wes
retained in classical Latin and Old lranians aloo in English, where
has survived tothe present day. In Old Toc, howe, the labios
ental aiculation wat already noted by the earliest grammariana
43a
The semivowel y was lost in Greek. In intl position it became the
tspirateh oF {in intervocalic potion it dssppeaed altogether
fonsonant groups i ed to a verety of developments: eo Pope,
!9> 0 ort ec In Latin» was mostly preserved, but kt daeppesrod
imervoealic postion and afters consonant generaly boca the sol
fs In Germanic it was Lep, except tht in Old Nore sit 9'was oo,
‘alo i Old Iran? Eaample:
peker ver: Ske yakyt, Lat. ear, Gr. fap, Lith eb
{pucon yole’ Skt. yuan, Lt tuum, Gr. fyi Goth uk, ON ok
reer ‘hee (Sh rayan Lat ris (Grom eres), bene
(Ge ri with 29), Goth res brs contacted Irom brit ef.
"aber ‘other: Gr. Mae (with asain fly to, Lat ales (iy
abi), Goth ali
‘machyos ‘Gn the) middle: Skt. mad
Tat: medias ersnliabi), Gath midi,
Gr. pétoor rom ty),
Phonlagy: Recomtrton ofthe Sytem 4s
age ah ay ee ee
hin er ER in Soap
“The semivowe wis unknown in At-Tonic frm the eal records
louie period and in Mycenaean al preserved generals In Old
Irah thas become fin initial postion, in Welsh, Examples
ton ios man Se. wna her', Lat ir, Lith ran, Goth
secidaT know Sie. 2260, Gr (tin, Got, weit, OS v8
st sheep Ske. avi, Gr, La ot,
newos nen’: Gr nie, Lat. mous, Skt. nova, OCS noc, Goth
doh NASALS AND LiguiDs
"These sounds ae among the most stable elements of Indo-European,
In all the languages they ate preserved in general unchanged The
onl signicant exception i Arjen in which and often coalesce: n
(Od Iranian bearer throughout, while in OM Ind daece mitre
hss confused the origin! stun to nich an extent that I and can
tach represent IE or r+ The nal denoted byw can of course, diet
Dhoneially according to the following consonant in née dental
{nk velar But thie difference te not phone: the vant weal
‘hones of the phoneme n. On the other hand, m isnot determined by
{he phonemic envionment; comes nal poitns and isan indepen
‘dnt phoneme. Iti further to be noted that in Old Indie macs
becomes a cerebral (9) In Greek ar in Hite and Armenian,
prothetc vowel appears before inal 1: see below S473, and for
Hise, Pacer, KZ 86 (2973) 267-86
‘Accordingly the phonemes mr must be posted for Indo-European,
‘mane Gr arg, Lat miter, Sit mtr
Seo to vomit Grady Lat som Sit mit ome!” Phonology: Racmtruton ofthe System
‘wok ‘night: Gr. wf (gen, wr), Lat ns, SH, mk (ae na-om),
Lith maki, Goth, makin Bie nats eveing
seme Gr, Soe Tas years, Lat snes, Sk. sna‘
Thamar, Goth inns
former,
saat
‘leuk “shine, give lig: Gr. Mende “white Lat fs Hcte, Goth
Taha igh, Skt at shines but lo lak "worl
Mle to love’: Lats bet Wet, Skt abe eo deste’, Goth,
‘dear’, OCS Habs
“plus. *pelu- "much, mans’: Gr. vain, Goth fils, OG fila, Ole i
Skt pur and pul, OPers pare (sce4-4 nd § 3.50)
saan
sre, td 08 get, “een
raj (oce 428), Lith roudan, OCS
OWG vr, Ske. ebit/a. but ale oir
‘ahcer. sur "Soor Gr. Bip, Lat forts, Goth, dawr, OG tr,
ih days, Ske deren,
ther carey Gr $épe, Lat fer, Goth. barn, Skt, Bhar
ped Lit aber, be,
adi, dr, Goth andes
4:5. SYLLAMIC SASALS AND LIQUIDS
Up to this pone we have reconstracted for Indo-European only such
sounds av are actually atested, if notin la lent some Indo
European languages. A more careful comparison, however of eta
forme inthe naval languages compels ut to-port sounds which
are nowhere preserved ar rich, Osthll was the ft in 1896 put
forward the den that, asthe relationship ofthe Skt dat. ire tothe
father tothe lo. suggest, the sume sound could faneson
one time ara consonant, at another (between cononants) ttt
‘vowel; further, that thi lab or sonant 7 war setained only in
‘Aryan, and thot there was tn obvious correspondence between tad
the sequence pa in Gr. narpda Inthe tame year Brugmana was let
‘sume the extence of slic nasal ym) and of wile lguide
tenealy(] a5 well ax 7. Since that time thee sounds hove become
frm esablished as consutuens ofthe Indo-European phonological
system. They are alto well Known fron many modeen guages,
including English in which the final slabs of Button tom, ble
contain 7 {In Slavic languages, eg. Ceech and Serbian, nich
sounds are'recogized in spelingy they ave written without a vowel,
5: Caeth prt finger lk wa
Phonology: Recntrcton ofthe System ”
asa
we contider the word for 10 inthe Indo-E
cent, Gr. dare, Goth hud, Skt, ft, Lith ft,
we se tha, leaving out of acount the Greek dy they al begin with 2
Sound derived from an Indo-European palatal (sce 47.4) fllowed
ster an interval by the voiceless dental Gothic d tose fren this
by Verner Lave C4), thr atesting the originality of the accent
prsition inthe Greck'and Old Indic fre: Between teat two sop,
owever, appear sounds or sound groups which differ om one
language to another, and which cannot correspond {9 any vowel Si
ued 50 far, nor to any group of vowel nazal. We ean, therefore
‘each ony the preliminary conclusion thatthe forms cited display the
{lowing correspondence:
Lat. en = Gr. a= Goth. an = Skt = Lith, im
"These correspondences ate by no means isolated They are not
confined to thin word, But occur quite regulary in large number of
‘words, ein the forms for en
Lat decom, Gr. no, Goth, tain, Skt, df, Lith, dein,
"The way to a solution of the problem posed by such correspond:
ences is indiated by inter ala, certain Grech verb forms. The medio=
passive present and imperfect ged pl end ueully in -rvar and
rn reapecivel ch the forms radevrre Eos fromm wae it
Cintas to tha, the so-aled stematc verbs have forms like Homeric
(eaves wars from ua "Tle ‘Thus in such eases the athematie
fara -are correspond to the thematic “rat vrs. A few years before
Brugmann’s dsenvery Sautot, who way sls schoolboy athe tie,
drew the conclusion that seas seve must have arisen from rar,
which meaat that in cetin Greumatance m could appear ooo: The
ondtion for this sound change is simply that w stood. between to
consonants (ey-t-ta could ot therefore, be articulated a 4 cone
Sonant, but required asllabie pronunciation In genera can Be ad
that sylabie asl, whether yor a they are naw writen, became
InGreck
Similary the verbal adjective of wu “stretch with oot vs a
the form rere besnse from dhe rot fon with leer f the root rome
Init, Pep, wns formed, That the verbal adjective hes ovina2 Phonology: Recomtaction ofthe System
formed ith ou ofthe 100 vowel clear om the ar
fos tre ons
“The ume deelopc sao found in Anan, The verbal ave
of Sk tml ths ot ton tata whch ook Oa
from TE *rytés: 7
By notin the correspondences ene e=u-omin st ou shoe, he
devlopmens of Ey ty canbe aed se oes
forms
Awan Gr Lat Gme. Lith, Slr. Olt
ein een) omen
mmm tm Sm) mem
‘The examples discussed (100, 10) thus go back to TE hyn,
‘deh. Farber examples on
‘mais ‘thought: Sk mati, Lat. dns (gen. ment), Goth go-mande
(and) memory’ Lith mints nash, OCS pom meron
‘ymehr "young, young animal Ske ycta- “young? Lame,
ange, contacted fom yang), W. nan, Ol
sc eg nth =)
‘e-mos ‘having come’ Skt. gates, Gr. ores, Lat ena, Lith
simtas innate, native natal (ee 49.53);
stip sven" Skt sepa, Gr. ors Lak. epton.
‘Nat. In Old Church Slavie fal -p -m became i cf. kamen! (ce)
ore’ from
em seh ts
REE Nec Eee wrk “acre fc ny been made by
uo crewing bed ne a ae
‘The sylabic liquide can be extablshed inthe same way. Thee one
‘inuations area follows
Olnd Gr Lat, Gme, Lith, Sky. Ot
Fp felah eat at itl ttt Bea
OO
Phonology: Reconstruction ofthe Sytem ~
[Nate In Old Church Slav the spellings» ri i appear for these
tounds; ae P, Dies, dthrcholavske Grommath 1932 61).
hyd (beside ther) ‘hear’: Gr. magia, Lat cor, Olt. ere fromm
“ipdyam, Lith Hrdin, OCS ace (om ind), ren "hed Goth
hate, O8 herta = OF hore, ONG hers
aie ares Ske. dye he dares, Gr. Gpaois “bold, Goth, go
dearion dar
sigh "Se Sh, dh ok’, Gr. Spa ‘eteh sight oF OF. drech
“ace” (from *dnki), Gmc. Sarita. in OE ‘ark, OMG sora
‘ah
‘eleos "Wel? Sk. ephan, Lith, elas, OCS elke, Goth. elf (oe
475.0)
split has wide: Ske pros, Gr. wards, Gaul. Litana sia), Ol.
ethan
aie sof: Ske mpd, Gr. Hch) Babee dSroro (Bla From
tn), Lat mls from smal
a ss in Si ee Maa, (Gh. ON. Ca.
Fa ee ee iG ence ta Be
Va at etn St en. Se 2
Corresponding to these short syllabic nasal and igus, a number of
‘lear comparisons sce to atest the existence of lng syllabic liquids
Sind naan,
‘Thue the Olnd. verbal adjective jae ‘born’, fom the verb root
Jan(s),coresponds to Lat. (gnats, Gaul Cit gta ‘est-bors
‘md Gath fund Te follows than these instances -nd-nd-un corr
ond to one another, and have their common origin in rlabic na
Ithich cannot however, be identeal withthe shor syle meal We
fan therefore infer aac of long s)llabie nasal and guid, which ae
‘presented as follows inthe india languages
Olnd Gr. Lit. Cet, Gmc, Lith, Slav
6 ee me ee
ioe & @ &@ wo oa @
In the Olnd. forms of the liquids, the vowel i if preceded by «
labial 'oF former abivelars im Iranian, ar appears throughout. In
Bali and Slavic, some tances of u instead of occu, atm the cise
of the short sonata In Germanic, Bal, and Slvi, the continu
‘Sons ofthe long sslabic sounds ae ential with those ofthe shor,7 Phonology: Reconstruction of he System Phonology Reconstruction ofthe Sytem
RRS cane on
“i Bt ocegen area
sfrom eround (ad), ri: Lat. grmm, Ole. grin
Samy then aurea’, OCS sie goss,
Ske fas ‘sound
Sin Peres er few Ss. paras, OCS pris, Lith. poman
Goth frame, OF Jorma eas Boe
Goth. haure
“alegPlm (ftehan O: tm, OMG fans, Gr. mdign, Lan
rnd fe un Ls
ARTO, foro, cue’ Sk. ire ores fo, ere
DeLee shoo. branch’ Groban ny ete
Lasgo ‘ “cnet
fen A Por Seo yi Cad Re pte, 2
osiEetonean a privtiveportii i aeted in mam
{8 Ser eda, Ge ves
‘nds (Singin which tape
8 then generale), Goth,
‘meré nites, un Sch
Brvaives can also be ated on words with ntl vel the parle
{hen takes a diferent orm in some languages eg Gr seer a
lea = Sit onudra~. Thus i i customary to speak of ole we
lide in prevocalic postion (denoted by im oF RY ee eae
in fact involves «contradiction, at thee sounds ee Coe ai
aly Betwcen consonants it sa question here athe apreenncy
Llsoned by the phonetic environment, of saptyche coe ties
{arlous ways became sable elements af the phonslogen rene
6.18) Since the denotation moms misleading ing he ares
ft sllabic followed by consonantal me shall ee 9
the prevocalie postion alo. In moat languages tht sarees
the sume asin the other positions, but divergent deccloge
EEE), Ge a op oh Old an am rand aes ob ae
Iabiovelar) wr, ian’ am ama, Sav itn ea
"tm hin’: Sk ome, Gr ars ‘ong', Olt. tenae ONG dunn, OCS
“em someon) Skt sama, Ian ham "any Gr. ie, op
‘Goth. some, Eg. some
“ete Meay' Sk. gure, Gr. fap, Goth hours (rom Shura; on
La eros ee Scemerty 996 43h (eM abe
“ol; muuch, many’: Sk. pune, OPers, pare see 4.3; Stemerée,
KZ.8, 1954, 731 = SM gio go),
4:6. spinanrs.
no-European only one sptant can be established with cetiny
Trleclet -Volced also occurs, but only as an allophone ofr is
In generals preserved in Old Indic, Lithuanian, and Old Church
Slevin Greek it is hept before and tte stoped ahs eae
ther postions it becomes an aeprate (i), which Ie Kena
vowels and in numberof so-called plc dinecan cnt etme”
inital postion alo. In Iranian almoat the same esegont:
founds Phonlogy: Reconstruction of he System
ee‘ St vat puto Lat. wt ws, Gr. up ai.
Geop‘outet garment Ht we put on, Goth at aren
peters
cua bam’ Gr. (rom Sak wih ancpaton of the tite,
Tar. ours, Sh
so st ab fhe ro, contacted A. Late ut
‘Ske asa fe.
Sart Sa lth Kt in Ga
IE a ie Sects era
‘The eastern development i sen, for example, nthe locative plural, of
which the ending wus Ske fede nthe mate, Dut aga
the fies simu “in the sone, eth ‘in the ward pies the
father’; OCS isin thre’ yminalin the sons Als ine fallow
fe
"ery": Gr. sipnpas "Become dey’, Lat. ttt (fom *rosie),
Goth. gocbaran ity up’, bounties’, OF puri, OHG dust,
Skt tay ‘thias, Avert. torna "thie Lath te
ser Tigh place Lat, weraca locus Editi et asper (Cat), ware’,
Skt. varmans “height, peak, Lith. enfs ‘summit, OCS oid
‘sammie eight."
sa
‘The vacant 2s well exemplified in the flowing
‘mizdhon ‘reward, pay": Goth. mid, OCS mind; alo Gr. us,
‘Aves. mifdas(ie->-i8- a it-> i), Skt dhs
‘ekdes "branch Gr Stor, Aeok.Soer, Goth at Ari, ot
‘winds ‘new’: Lit. nus, OG net Skt. idan (fom wisdo->
smifdad), "Atm. misty probably alo Lith lisdor with analogy
‘odie initial consonant.
463
Further spirans have been sumed for Indo-European onthe basin
‘oft fem comparisons in which» Greek dental corresponds oan Argan
4 Tein clea, for instance, that Skt pga "ber’coresponds to Gr
Phonology: Reconstruction of the System 8
Spo (o cognate ae Lat rus and Olt), de Sk. tka
“Sapte to Gr serena hehe ao TE ental or TEs appa 0
‘Spline sitio hus be conan pectic since Brogan
{© penton internal pian bth int, ogeter mith wed
Serterpure (hn than even pirated bah,
Fron te socal point of row this satmption can hardly be
Juste, "The scary steed IE piss s ba no vos courier
‘nes alophone) snc woud be sang tn inerdenal sre
rere more fly developed” An itrderal series woul, moreover
ive very ardour dstihuton, scaring ely hr ttre Te
tmor probable therfore, that such cats we net dont with
Ihaopenent phonemes, but wth pee Sevcopments ng
ttn found groupe Tis imprest gts hether sapere the
ise thain ene where he mater fo Copan i arene
‘Se ssrumption of inerdenay contacted bythe evens
“nt cution Gr By yap = Sk hom ary etn
se light by the dnsovery of Hit tchan, gota Toc sho
"Te string pont wat orn *dheghom, with variants "Depo
“lighon/sdhgiom: a termined by the isin. From *dghon
trove the Hite frm, whe om “dha by tvesion fe na
nsonant group care Gr. yPoi ltr yd Lat. oman, OCS
Sembj, G.Sona re tbe explained as due split of igh
tor Sie yew spec devlpment ofthe te acl na
oun.
“The sauttion proc = py ko appears in new ight now tha
Hit having probly Lelong othe group of word ths ese
the sartingepsint mun be fom */Hpte- which appears to le
Shing ehehamay Hite peling in Greet gave Spee By
‘tse in Ine underwent spel reopen
wh ase oe cope es othe ire Tea
Rope AS Wg Se inlet i ny ae
Se ap en te Sai i en a
464
‘The atemps to ascribe to Indo-European an africate¢(=t) can be
considered failure"o Phonology: Recomtructon of the Sytem
4:7 sToPs
‘A cursory comparizon of the phonological systems of the individual
languages shows that they have inerited from Indo-European a least
labial dental, and guttural stops. Tecan just a ely be establahed
‘tha, in addition tothe apposition voiced voiceless atleast one other
tmode of articulation war tn ise 1 each ofthe svtislatory postions
‘mentioned above. Greek has «system of three serie: voiced voice
Tesecoicles supra, eg Bw To this corresponds in O10 Indic
rail the aprem viced-vokeote-voiced spate, eg 8p Bh, These
{hee serie are alto represented in any ofthe other languages, even
{tnor inthe same way. In Germanic, for example, pare found
‘corresponding to Old Todie 8p bh, += to Olnd. bh corresponds Gre
bra voiced sound, nota voiceless in Greek In other languages, es
Uithuanin and Slavic, the correspondences to Olnd. Band Bh a
together nb 0 that n them too 4 voiced sound cortesponds to Ol,
bh For the reconstruction ofthe third mode of articulton, therefore,
‘wo indicators are avalale: (a) Greek and Old Inde agree in pointing
to aspiration asa ain characteris; (0) hey der in rexpec of woe
ing, nd the evidence of O1 Indic in favour ofa voiced aclation
sported by the majority of the other languages
‘Prom this she wadonal conlason ean provisionally be drs that
(Old Indic has most faithfully preserved. the original situation,
‘Accordingly we must se up forthe TE rubaytemn of ots the follow
fe &
bag
ho ek
‘The question whether such system of thie series is possible and
scceptable on general ground wil ocupy us ater (7.0
Furthermore, it must be noted that Olé Indic poneaes closed
fourcrerin sytem not only p b Oh but a symmesial set ph © Dh,
[And so the question arises whether this doesnot mae fatal refit
‘he orginal state of afr than the thre sree sytem of oer lan
suages, and whether corespondences tothe Old Indic fourth series
tre not tobe found eaewhere Tere ae infact numb of examples
‘which seem t0 poi to fourth series alo in Greek and other lane
sunges, and formerly the existence of such a series in Indo-European
Sta taken for granted. More ecen research has abandoned this point
Ut view onthe grounds thatthe fourth ares only weal aeted,
for the most par Aryan, 20 that tis notunsetsonale to svar
that i was a novation. This question too must be teed in more
detail ater (48. 6.7.14). For the sme being we may accept the
Phonology: Recontraction of the Systm ss
‘honeme types represented by p8 has the thee main epee for Indo
European. Their existence, apart from inital, proved by large
numberof correspondence
Tn the cae ofthe voiced aspirates we may ask whether they were
rmonophonematic (se. single phonemes) or diphonematic (combina:
tions of ro phonemes) ‘The question cn be decided only onthe basis
‘ofthis dats, In Indo-European there were sequences uth a
“pret *pag-tdrom and also *Bhrter-Sdieughe ee be segues
of Yoiceles/oiced stop liquid and voiced apiatesiguid, but not
Sequences of tree consonants, op tapirant guid (ot pe)
“Tas implies tha in dstelbutinal term Bh and dir cam count ony a
a sequence of two phonemes, not thee 0 that Bk and dare mono:
‘honeratice
"The development ofthe series of stops inthe individ languages
may now be taced in descending line from Indo-European. The
‘rgial clases are preserved only sn Old Indic. In Greek the voiced
Spires, the so-clled mediae aipiretae (MA), became. voices:
‘pirate, the sowalled true pirate (TA), thus th> ph (3) ee?
"The Germanic development i evolutionary and compen, but can be
summariad very simply by the law of the sound sb (23
bof tk asatesed
Became became? gbecame k
a tee
1 should be noted that in the erly historic period Ge. sil
‘had pronunciations simular tothe correrponding Spanish phonemes
in itervcaie postion they were voiced epirans inital and after
‘nuns and they were voiced stops, Subsequently the voiced variants
ising by Verner’s Lv (241) fell together with her
Old High German dif ftom the general Germanic situation as
the reiult of the second or OHG sound sift By thi shife the
Germanic voiceless stops, when double or after consonants and i
tially, became nfscater (p>pf ¢>s=t8 and in the routhern dlcts
bo hy), while berween vowels and when final after vowel they
‘became long spires (Q>ff, >= K>Af). Gime and d ave dand t
respectively
Tm Latin the development of the thd series is complicated, and
pastes through many intermediate sage hich ae sil n part contro=
Nervi) But the foal result cetr® In nial poston the vored
Ssprates become voiceless spirants: Bh->fo, dhe>fo. gh->he I
internal postion sey gave voiced stop without spiration) Shs
sdhobode om cert conditions -b,-ph->-p, but between vowels,
‘epartng from the general trend, ch In Teanan, Lithuanian, Slav,6 Phonology: Recomtracton ofthe System
and Celtic the voiced aspirates fll together with the unaspirated
Seized stops. In Armenian sound shift very similar to that of
Germanic tok place Tei interesting that pit lost in Celtic but in
[Armenian becomes, which dnappeas before
or the development ofthe voiced aspirate in Greek and Old Inc,
Grassrann’s Law of Distmiaton (24) must also be taken int
count ina sequence containing two apiaed sounds, the Bt lovee
{te aspiration, From IE sbheudh comes Olnd. "beud, then Bah, i
Gree, fist spheuh-, whence ved
Peter ne es pon iin of Be.
i, bh Oh tpn Bs Raped ur tas
ETS, Mh ho bon meri gion on Bens
oe hema A TA eB mer ia see
SES TaTat tired an tote ene a
Peo ite hegre soe pone oo
em ih tps Brey et ie CLS py nn
re cee he eeenma nee
EASo Sue cee aes
See aa re
Romer toate ema nee eat
Fa cede
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Phonology: Reconstruction ofthe Systm 2
478 Labia
sou
SE tots rms nbs Lat. le i, Sk. pad Gh
"sh
het oot Lt pee, Gr, oderops (ith neron af
hy, Ave pars ONG apn oy
site Near Eee, Se tpt ar, cates hin OCS
oi ac
supe ovr abe Skt. wp, Gr inde, Lat ser, oth. er
‘Bie tr Ca
arab
{ce 67.4.8 and Cowgill and Maythoer 16/2, 996)
belo “srengt Ske. balom, Gr. BOcreor “atonger, beter’, OCS
‘ml igger’, Lat bbl “remgtless, weak” see Burrow, Fr
Hloevinoal, 6,
pitas “drinks: Ske. ibs, Let, bit (by assiation), Or sid
hea ‘dep, holon’ Gath dips, Lith. dubs, OCS dir ‘gorge,
tevin, Gel, Dubna Working’ Or, dom sl, Wd
Shortt Comill tnd Maythofer, opr cit 100 (dubs on Celt
rember).
gas
Shear, cre’ Sk. hare, Gr uy Lat. fer, Goth. bran:
“Shendh bind Goth, bndan, Sk, bandh, bandh relation Lat of
fends chinsteap 09a priest's ap Gt. ny rope, cable’ (om
nti taterinla relation by marrage’;
seibos "ites Gr (Hach) diets ews, Lat alas, OF ta
qb “ot, row of et’: Gr. plone, yoni ‘mol
‘St. Jambhas uth’ fambhyar “molar, OCS ahi woth’, OG.
amb OF cum comb’ (oot, Toch. A am, B heme oth se
Narn, KZ 79 (1900) 3556
472, Dente
Sper thre’ Skt trayas, Gr pt Lat tae 4.2.15
‘tou ‘race, peopl Oth. aula ‘people’, Ose: tuto ‘sate city’
‘Gir tat ‘peopl, land, Goth inde, OG ait (whence da
today death, Hite tai ‘army' se Szemerény! 1978, 10-8;
ste emble, fear Skt taste, Grp (Blom. at. pfoaa) fear,
"Be Lan tere Mir. tarach timid Lith, rau T teemble
EEE* Phonology: Reconstruction of the Sytem
‘peter, Ay, al: Lat et Gintama iam wr appetba), Gr. rower
‘Ry’. sire all’, Ske pat es, basen, al, patra ester,
wing’ (Lat: powa fom etna), OF fber, ONG fara eather,
plumage (petra, Mis eth “bed (etn
pasa
‘dames nous’: Gr Auer, Lat domas, Sk, daa
sed ea Lat Gaps st), Burs (Hom, or (Doe), Skt
sade‘ La. sede, Ge. oun (ede), dpa ‘sea’, Skt. anda “at
down’, Goth stan, ON at, ONG sac
red. "io shout, howl: Lat. ud, Skt. radati ‘wails, weeps, Lith
raudti lament OF rota, OHG rican lament, weep
grag.
[As already indicated, dh becomes Lat. in internal positon, but 8
ster uwand rand before rand.
amos ‘smoke’: Sk. dna, Lat fms (66 43.19)
‘mediyos "middle Ske madhyas, Lat. madi (te 4.)
sidhewt ‘widow Si eadhord, Lat ids (te 17),
‘dhe "udder Ske. edhar, Lat bor, OF ade, OIG tea
‘terion, “eho word Gath urd, OHG wort, at er
‘hardhd eard Let. arda, OCS trade, OG bart, Lat berba
(Grom "fart by seston)
radi eG. eae, Lae aber
‘sta tall Lt abla (with aaptyxs of 0 bu).
474. Gutter
Shrde ‘nea’: Gr, napa, Hom. ip, Lat cor (gen. cond
Go ain, Ot. ride Lith fd, OCS rade,
{Porkor young ig’ Lat. port, Mir oe, OH fara, Lith. paras
‘ehwor ‘hore: Lat. aut, Goth. adhea-tndi “bramble lt. orses
tooth), OS. chsh ‘groom Ske afta
thas oile Gry Lat eon Skt
pane
269 deve’: Gr, Sy, Lat ap, Sk. im
Phonology: Reconstruction f the System so
agri Gr yp, Lat age, Gath, abe, Skt fa
‘pen, got ence” Gry, eat gem, Hite pom, Si,
peu to ste Gr. yep, Lat. ut, Goth, hse ty, test, Skt
“tikes, enjoys
Se annem yimer, now: Ge yr Lats, mas io
ero winters, rom schon tne, OCS sia wn, Skt
man oe) in ne andre years
senha ‘row Lato porno ert) Cth apr
Cara) ONG ont ng OCS gees Skt oars
sdk to mou rom mad’ eae wal (ied fom
thin, Langit, se, OOD. prion ken, eon
trom da di Sout OH tig, Arm dizer up'-Aves
Peredasas ‘cack (6. Gr. rpdBor gues pee, at
‘ord fom tania, whence Eng parade), Skt mise”
Soil da
sepia Gna conveyance), convey’ Gr. rage (Pap) et
Wim wring evar “args, chariot Lat wis Gown. gegen
‘Nive tak, GHG meg noe Gane) OCS wee Same
re cna wave Skt aha
4474, Centum and satem; palatal, velar, labiovelars
Tm the examples given above, a gurtural inthe western ana
regularly coresponds wo opzan (peo 4) inthe ever language.
"This applies to the rarity of cases in which western TE languages
present or like Germanic formerly presented a guttural. On the basis
ltthis criterion wenter’ group, consiting of Greck' Latin with the
Tale dates, Venei, Cafe, Germanic, and now alo Hittite and
Tacharan although not appening in the West, wan setup in concrat
toan taser’ group” Balu, Slavi, Albanian, Armenin, and Arya
these two groupe were named respectively cent apd sat languages,
fom the form taken by the word for"handred in Latin and Aveta,
“Euan Mr’, rasbo Phonology: Recomruction of the Sytem
type of correspondence, however, thete ae alto cavern
‘which «guttural oecurs both inthe western and inthe eastern grou,
Examples
‘threw bloody, raw; Res’: Gr. apfbae “eh, Lat cro erent
Ml, eng “blood. OF hrtan, OHG (hjrowtr (jr “raw
Irawjas "blood, OCS hry, SKU hrais-hrar ama Res
*taher(t) "0 cue Gr. mip Lat card (orig “cat, portion’), ONG.
“herom—Lithsirid "Side, Ren “ut, ew, Skt htt Barat
teuker ‘groves Lat Hew—Sht. Oke ‘open space, world Lith lakes
G26)
‘tyuzom "yoke Lat iugum —OCS iy, Sk. yam 419)
Sup "erow, increases Lat eugetLith dug (2;
"tego cover: Gr. evi, Lat tegh—SK. shape ya)t “covers,
veil, OCS ontop gurmen
‘egh'g0' Gr. eredyn, Goth, segen Ske sight “eps,
OCS stem ‘come’
“mighia "mint Ge,
tom igh
‘raph la, fot: Gr. Sut (ge, dyer, Lat angus, OG magel—
ith apes" nag "hoo! OCS nope", magni
ie’,
Jah Lith mils, OCS mil; sso Sk mh
Since the first ype of correspondence (3.741) cannot be explained as
the result of development within int
{o the assumption that both typer have
Buropean period. To judge frm historic! parley such at Tal
ento, Fe nt fom Lat cent (hentm), he spirantsinclved
the ist typeof corespondence (pen) sone eon carer guttural,
hich, however, in he ial phase of Indo-European cannot have bee
‘enical with the guttarsls which featured. in the. second te
(6:74), since these were Hep a ach in he sate language lg. Te
1 therefore inferred that there were tuo ind of gta in Todos
European, a front series and back serie "The former were pro=
nounced with closure of the tongue agunst the middle of the root af
the mouth (palatio, hard palate) the ater with closure of the tongue
against the back of the roof the mouth (elu, sft palate). The two
‘ies are therefore distinguished ax palatal and vlan, and ie the
Palatal which are inwalved in the firs typeof corsespondence: Where
Tess tmporant to mark the distinction, thsi Indicated by the we of
(24: Kand.g or kand kor ¥'and hy for palatal and velar respec
Usually, However, at im the preceding part ofthis chapter, the t=
Phonology: Reomstrcion ofthe System 6
ference can be disregarded inthe individual languages either it does
‘ot ens arin the centum languages oF else, a nthe ater language,
‘Risexprensed by sharply distinc sound type, fand hee
12pm avr ed ut! ra
tte om os ee a ee
SES el Sneath me Se
Soa ae a pc EE ah
Tet eee
"Ti sey caine nae te nerogntive ad indie:
suf Sehr rte Ur
ns Peat ata nance
Ss pa fda tee tg an
Sra Mh Met ane iw eee
cape Sap a Tid. oer ers
Tey tenmellysdoulcy Seppo a
‘ey Ofte ee SE coe ere
SUSU ehaatieen cg Fee fa
Kehoe non eae Gar dtc
Seale py Tilting een oe ay
ata rity Shh ot eed eo
Srp Nit een nb toorn
cn kd ee i oe
FRundng sl deeted by then ahd weiten food
ie soe at et etm ee
Sotiris
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Phonology: Reconstruction f the System 6
spas
oresntson of he biovlrn he ee langage ty
Tinpt they fecal Ire te abl Clee ad eas a weer
Sit de pn wear’ Crain wodibatons willbe dud 7
Tarim cemum langage the developmen re ane complicnel’
Tn Grvks av shendy dared the eelpmeneSoende on the
shone envonmens ible pest bore and crmona de
Si toe ana lain ners ey) efor and aero adh
even becsne dna ony before ging ian toe
ian fhe (an ute an connate she
Sil samen iret end ony (ten) nenaon cpr,
‘ng nics expt te dit tno ed tga. Ts
{Sra puioon btre a vue! = and rh crew end epee
{Ry mermly bch bree betwee vols nd ge Geren 0)
‘tern eis nde eg marrage othe ie
SNL (Oc, Un, ce) F Suna o t band
intetre coon the hb lent won as In Garman te
Ubinas ere ced oy the sound sis et om TE eek
‘Gow hy hey an peu woke expedite hn ine
She Ao an heel epi Got, bin he other Germanic
itngages hein itera porto lows the nal cent (Goth ate
ston OFC hn nc) Phocontnsion of Teh comphesed
Spon en ceri tat Gm pas hep oer nn one eee
{ico burs ther a wel athe ae abl, oheree er
Seow to bave come inital ponon ecg orem and Wer
‘Stora The Erte Sevelopment no dpe ane the
itive in geen
ESE care te net
cies aT Lr at a
sedis Mina Sac ah
SSR ile SPT ha, pote 6 te wr Si
$748
‘The developments of the IE palatal in dhe satem languages, some of|
which were illustrated in 4.7.3, ar as follows
TE Oled. Avest, Sl. Lith, Arm
wore Gg wor
ee een
TE Olnd, Avest. Sly Lith Arm
a ne ee oye Get)
[Note, Ong his simpli fom earlier
4747
Wchese languages the velar and Inbiovelar gave plain guttural, in
(tnd. gh elsewhere hg gs in Armenian they were further changed
bye ‘sound shit 1 WA.
Tn Aryan and Slavic, however, af well ab co 2 lester extent in
[Armenia these sounds underwent further changes which can be
‘immed up a palatalzation "These cnges ave also aie fom he
Remunce lanaages in their development from Latin. Justa inthe
treme Romance language the afeiats £) (Eng. ch) ame from
andy before te front vowels ¢ nd the seve y 80
the gutuals which sesulted from the falling together of velars and
Iabiovelrs in the ster languages became afrites of the pe &
ng. eh) oF (=)
In Aryan A g gk were palatalined wo £ jh before ¢ (which ater
‘etary ian. In Traian the sapirtin was lst, s that only €
PSone tn Old jh Geveloped farther toh, so that €F are found
‘Thun in Olnd. the platalized earl fl together with the
Gthich continue the IE paltals, Fer example
hee ‘and’ Lat qu, Gr. re—Skt, Aves.
Seen “woman!s Ge. ork, Goth. gino (q=kx), OHG queno—Sk
ethos “Serie, kil: Gr, bu ‘stk’, zor "murder, Hit, be
srk, kll—Ske, ham "atikes, Aves. on
In Slave the development wat at fest the same, bat Iter
wat simplified to # an + im arwre) since voiced aspirates and non
‘Epbater fell together ony the put €# are found. Por example:
‘eid ‘what: Lat. quid, Hi, hid, Gr OCS Zt
Sen wort! OHG quenaOPes. goa, OCS Sena,
Phen “trie Hit, sen—Lith, gent rive’, OCS ema
In Slvie, however, «second palaslization ook pce." Following
the menopithongztin ofthe diphthongs a ot @ Sometimes)
pectin kp ceme agin before font vowel and became e (=H) and
{Er Gate) by palatlzntion. Fr example
‘hut ‘whole, undamaged: Gr (Hach) she +b wae, Goth hail
‘OPras-haiastshen hele, OCS a "whole, complet
pile, ‘olen, bigheprted: Goth. galion ‘coir’, ONG esi!
‘eanton, euberant-OLsth, gay highsprted’- OCS dsPhonology: Reconeructon of the System
Phonlogy: Recntraton ofthe Sytem 6s
mn Armenian palitalzaton took place only in the case of the IE
eels tops and voiced aspitstes (Zork fou Gr. rrvapey rm
‘earm' Gr, ep) noe the voiced stope (hin "woman TE "peer,
eames Tog)
SELES Pace Pn of Pa eRe Chey of
4748
‘Theldevelopmeat ofthe lbiovelars canbe summarized as follows:
TE Gr La Ge Ole. OW
wre gue he rr’
©, 88) we ke be 8
Ph 60x Fe bane gg
TE Olnd. Avert. OCS) Lith, Arm
ed me eee ere ee ara
© as ah nhs gk
Ph hh Rik BRS 8 Bd
47s
“These developments ae illustrated by the following example
wasn
Tice wo, wha’ Gren who, whee’ Lat. ud, Hie
Init, Get, c(s)~Su. ha fa (eae o's pile en,
C$ tsa Lith sah
‘es ‘aon Gt“ oun “Pani mvenge SH. aya
engenders ence
‘cia penalty Ge. se an a oun word Ln pen) Aves Aad
‘unshment Lith hana pce OCS sta pce vehes
‘hier els ‘hel et cans Ge siden, ON hel, OF
‘etc (Gor har cee *hecols) “abe —Sht tain,
(Prin lan OCS
‘etios el? Gr ior om tele), Lat, lupus (alec), Goth
tuft om touts oth ramen change ON yer toma
ott from emdpe TE “elie sce Mayshoe pa (ams
8:8, Sieh OCS hs sha
spel ‘ives Ge lon Lat gui rom png ater gusto
Gosh Fmt (fink, tad“ Sk pat, Lith pot te bs
‘ate "iow: Lat sour, Gr. fpr at, de, hal
‘hh, ek ere bongs Lat oa fom Seer
seen ee Hi sows "ye Gath sete ight, pp
anc’ (eum eer uepen), Ol. eye oc’ (teak),
sgiey! (