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1 online resource (ix, 314 pages) |
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Amsterdam studies in the theory and history of linguistic science. Series IV, Current issues in linguistic theory, 0304-0763 ; v. 200 |
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Amsterdam studies in the theory and history of linguistic science. Series IV, Current issues in linguistic theory ; v. 200. 0304-0763
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| Contents |
GREEK AND INDO-EUROPEAN ETYMOLOGY IN ACTIONPROTO-INDO-EUROPEAN *AG-; Editorial page; Title page; Copyright page; Table of contents; Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION; Chapter 2 AGON AND AGA-; Chapter 3 AND ITS RELATION TO THE GAMES AND CULTURE; Chapter 4 META, ATAIIHTO, AND ATANOE; Chapter 5 SPEAKING-AS-DRIVING WORDS; Chapter 6 AGGRESSION AND SUSTENANCE: AG (R)- & *G*HEN-; Chapter 7 AfAMAI AND ITS ENTOURAGE; Chapter 8 PARALLELS FROM BALTIC FINNIC; Chapter 9 CONCLUSION: LO(0)SE ENDS; SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY; SUBJECT AND TERM INDEX; LANGUAGE INDEXES |
| Summary |
This study resurrects the genre of Wortstudien contributions or lexilogus treatments, the core of historical lexical semantics. Such studies used to be quite popular, and interest in lexical matters is again rising. The word family around the Indo-European root *aǵ- 'drive' is placed against its Germanic replacement drive as a typological parallel. Many long-standing problems can now be solved, and new hypotheses emerge. Starting with the still important sports and games aspect of social life, new morphology is resurrected (agṓn 'games' as an original plural; 2), and a s |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 268-286) and indexes |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
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Proto-Indo-European language -- Roots
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Greek language -- Etymology.
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Indo-European languages -- Etymology
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FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY -- Ancient Languages.
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Greek language -- Etymology
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Indo-European languages -- Etymology
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Proto-Indo-European language -- Roots
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Wortstamm
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Wortels (taalkunde)
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Indo-europese talen.
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Grieks.
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Etymologie.
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ag.
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Indogermanisch.
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Griechisch.
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Electronic book
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| LC no. |
00031282 |
| ISBN |
9789027284310 |
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9027284318 |
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1283128160 |
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9781283128162 |
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9786613128164 |
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6613128163 |
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