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REFERENCE BIBLIOGRAPHY FOR 

INDO-EUROPEAN LINGUISTICS

compiled by Professor Craig Melchert

Please note that most Library of Congress numbers are hyperlinked to UNC Libraries

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Indo-European

Sanskrit

Germanic

General Introduction

Iranian

Baltic

In-Depth Treatment

Hittite

Slavic

Dictionaries

Greek

Albanian

Indo-European Culture and Society

Latin

Armenian

History of Indo-European Linguistics 

Greek & Latin

Tocharian

Indo-European Studies on the Internet

Celtic

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Indo-European

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General Introduction:

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*B. Fortson, Indo-European Language and Culture: an introduction. Malden: Blackwell, 2004. [P561 .F67 2004]

A. Meillet, Introduction  à l'étude comparative des langue indo-européennes (8th ed.). Reprint. University, Ala.: Univ. of Alabama Press, 1964. [P561. M5 1964]

M. Meier-Brügger, Indogermanische Sprachwissenschaft. Berlin/New York: de Gruyter, 2000. [P561.M46 2000]

*M. Meier-Brügger, Indo-European Linguistics. Berlin/New York: de Gruyter, 2003. [P561 .M4615 2003]

O. Szemerényi, Einführung in die vergleichende Sprachwissenschaft. Darmstadt: Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft, 1989. [P575. S9 1989]

O. Szemerényi, Introduction to Indo-European Linguistics. Oxford: Clarendon, 1996. [P575. S913 1996]

E. Tichy, Indogermanisches Grundwissen für Studierende sprachwissenschaftlicher Disziplinen. Bremen: Hempen, 2000. [P565.T534 2000]

*Fortson now provides an excellent introduction in English for those with no prior knowledge and includes some coverage of society and culture. The English version of Meier-Brügger  offers a “meatier” treatment and more extensive bibliography. Szemerényi remains useful for comparison on certain points.

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K. Brugmann, Grundriss der vergleichende Grammatik der indogermanischen Sprachen (2nd ed.),1897-1916. Reprint Berlin: de Gruyter, 1930. [P75. B813]

K. Brugmann, Kurze vergleichende Grammatik der indogermanischen Sprachen. Strassburg: Trübner,1902-04. [P575. B87 1904]

T. Gamkrelidze & V. Ivanov, Indo-European and Indo-Europeans (trans. J. Nichols).  Berlin:  Mouton de Gruyter, 1995. [P572 .G3613 1995]

H. Hirt, Indogermanische Grammatik. Heidelberg: Winter, 1921-37. [P575. H5]

J. Kurylowicz and M. Mayrhofer (edd.), Indogermanische Grammatik. Heidelberg: Winter, 1968-. [P575. K8]

xxxBd. I/1.  W. Cowgill, Einleitung.  1986.

xxxBd. I/2.  M. Mayrhofer, Lautlehre.  1986.

xxxBd. II.  J. Kurylowicz, Akzent. Ablaut.  1968.

xxxBd. III/1.  C. Watkins, Geschichte der indogermanischen Verbalflexion. 1969.

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Dictionaries:

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J. Pokorny, Indogermanisches etymologisches WörterbuchBern: Francke, 1948-59.  [Davis Ref  P725. P63]

C. Buck, A Dictionary of Selected Synonyms in the Principal Indo-European Languages. Chicago: Univ. of Chicago Press, 1949. [Davis Ref  P765. B8]

H. Rix et al., Lexikon der indogermanischen Verben. Die Wurzeln und ihre Primärstammbildung. Wiesbaden: Reichert, 1998.  [P 649. L49 1998] (invaluable new resource, far superior to Pokorny for material covered). See now also the second revised edition, 2001! [P572.L58 2001]

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James P. Mallory and Douglas Q. Adams. Encyclopedia of Indo-European Culture. London/Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn, 1997. [CB 203. E539 1997]

 

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H. Pedersen, The Discovery of Language. Linguistic science in the 19th Century (trans. J.W. Spargo). Bloomington: Indiana Univ. Press, 1962.  [P75. P43 1962]

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http://www.fu-berlin.de/indogermanistik/ (with a section on Indogermanistik in Europa, with links to the homepage of every Indo-European program in Europe

http://titus.uni-frankfurt.de/ (with links, news of various kinds and the current version of a projected massive on-line corpus of texts in the oldest IE languages)

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Sanskrit

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T. Burrow, The Sanskrit Language. London: Faber & Faber, 1955. [PK663. B8]

M. Mayrhofer, Kurzgefasstes etymologisches Wörterbuch des AltindischenHeidelberg:  Winter, 1953-1980. [PK905. M3]

M. Mayrhofer, Etymologisches Wörterbuch des AltindoarischenHeidelberg:  Winter, 1986-.  [PK905. M28 1986].

R. L. Turner, A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages. London: Oxford Univ. Press, 1969. [Davis Ref  PK175. T8]

J. Wackernagel-A. Debrunner, Altindische Grammatik. Göttingen: Vandenhoeck, 1896-1964. [PK231. W2]

W. D. Whitney, Sanskrit Grammar. 1889. Reprint Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard Univ. Press, 1964. [PK663. W5 1889]

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Iranian

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C. Bartholomae, Altiranisches Wörterbuch. Strassburg: Trübner, 1904. [Davis Ref PK6106 .B3]

K. Hoffman-B. Forssman, Avestische Laut- und Flexionslehre. Innsbruck: IBS, 1996. [PK 6117. H64 1996]

J. Kellens-E. Pirart, Les textes vieil-avestiques. Wiesbaden: Reichert, 1988-1991. [BL1515.2 .F7 1988]

R. G. Kent, Old Persian. New Haven: AOS, 1950. [PK6121. K4]

A. Meillet, Grammaire du vieux perse. (rev. by E. Benveniste) Paris: Champion, 1931. [PK6123.M4 1931]

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Hittite

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J. Friedrich, Hethitisches Elementarbuch. Heidelberg: Winter, 1960. [P945. F75]

S. Kimball, Hittite Historical Phonology. Innsbruck:  IBS, 1999.

H. Kronasser, Etymologie der hethitischen Sprache. Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz, 1963-66. [P945. K762]

H. Kronasser, Vergleichende Laut- und Formlehre des Hethitischen. Heidelberg: Winter, 1956. [P945. K76]

H. C. Melchert, Anatolian Historical Phonology. Amsterdam/Atlanta: Rodopi, 1994. [P944.5. M453 1994] (see also for other Anatolian IE languages)

H. Pedersen, Hittitisch und die anderen indoeuropäschen Sprachen. Copenhagen: Munksgaard, 1938. [AS281. D214 Bd. 25/2]

J. Puhvel, A Hittite Etymological Dictionary. Berlin: Mouton, 1984-  [P945. Z8 1984]

E. H. Sturtevant, A Comparative Grammar of the Hittite Language. New Haven: Yale Univ. Press, 1951. [P945. S72]

J. Tischler, Hethitisches Etymologisches Glossar. Innsbruck: IBS, 1977- [P945. T58]

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Greek

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W. S. Allen, Vox Graeca. London: Cambridge Univ. Press, 1968. [PA267. A4]

C. Buck, The Greek Dialects. Chicago: Univ. of Chicago Press, 1955. [PA502. B8]

P. Chantraine, Dictionnaire étymologique de la langue grecque. Paris: Klincksieck, 1968-1980. [Davis Ref  PA422. C357]

P. Chantraine, Morphologie historique du grec. Paris: Klincksieck, 1945. [PA283. C5]

H. Frisk, Griechisches etymologisches WörterbuchHeidelberg:  Winter, 1954-1972. [Davis Ref  PA 442. F9]

E. Schwyzer, Griechische Grammatik. Munich: Beck, 1939-1953.  [PA31. M9 Abt. 2, T. 1]

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W. S. Allen, Vox Latina. London: Cambridge Univ. Press, 1978. [PA2117. A5]

A. Ernout,  Morphologie historique du latin. Paris: Klincksieck, 1945. [PA2133. E7]

A. Ernout-A. Meillet, Dictionnaire étymologique de la langue latine. Paris: Klinck-sieck, 1960. [Davis Ref  PA2342. E7 1960]

M. Leumann-J. Hoffmann-A. Szantyr, Lateinische Grammatik. Munich: Beck, 1972-1979. [PA31. M9 Abt. 2, T. 2, 1972]

G. Meiser, Historische Laut- und Formenlehre der lateinischen Sprache. Darmstadt: Wissensch. Buchgesellschaft, 1998. [PA2117 .M45 1998]

P. Schrijver, The Reflexes of the Proto-Indo-European Laryngeals in Latin. Amsterdam/Atlanta: Rodopi, 1991. [PA2111. S375 1991]

A. Walde-J. Hofmann, Lateinisches etymologisches Wörterbuch. Heidelberg: Winter, 1938-56. [Davis Ref  PA2342.W2 1938]

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Greek & Latin

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C. Buck, Comparative Grammar of Greek and Latin. Chicago: Univ. of Chicago Press, 1933. [PA111. B8]

A. Meillet-J. Vendryes, Traité de grammaire comparée des langues classiques. Paris: Champion, 1963. [PA111. M45 1963]

A. Sihler, A New Comparative Grammar of Greek and Latin. New York: Oxford Univ. Press, 1995.  [PA111. S54 1995]

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Celtic

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D. Simon Evans. A Grammar of Middle Welsh. Dublin: Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, 1970. [PB2118 .E9 1970]

Roparz Hemon. A Historical Morphology and Syntax of Breton. Dublin: Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, 1975 [PB2811 .H4]

Kenneth H. Jackson. Language and History in Early Britain: A Chronological Survey of the Brittonic Languages, First to Twelfth A.D. Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 1953. [PB1015 .J3 1994]

K. McCone, Progress in Medieval Irish Studies. Maynooth: Dept. of Old Irish, 1996. [PB1213. P76 1996]

K. McCone, Towards a Relative Chronology of Ancient and Medieval Celtic Sound Change. Maynooth: Dept. of Old Irish, 1996. [PB1028. M38 1996]

H. Pedersen, Vergleichende Grammtik der keltischen Sprachen. Göttingen: Vanden-hoeck, 1909-13.  [PB1019. P4]

H. Pedersen-H. Lewis,  A Concise Comparative Celtic Grammar. 3d ed. Göttingen: Vanden-hoeck, 1974. [PB1018. L4 1974]

P. Schrijver, Studies in British Celtic Historical Phonology. Amsterdam/Atlanta: Rodopi, 1995. [PB 1028. S37 1995]

R. J. Thomas. ed. Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru. A Dictionary of the Welsh Language. Caerdydd: Gwasg Prifysgol Cymru, 1950-. [Davis Ref PB2189 .G4]

R. Thurneysen, A Grammar of Old Irish. Dublin: Inst. for Advanced Studies, 1946. [PB1220. T5131 1946]

J. Vendryes et al., Lexique étymologique de l'irlandais ancien. Dublin: Inst. for Advanced Studies, 1959-.  [PB1288. V4]

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A. Bammesberger, Der Aufbau des germanischen Verbalsystems. Heidelberg: Winter, 1986. [PD101. B35 1986 Bd. 1]

A. Bammesberger, Die Morphologie des urgermanischen Nomens. Heidelberg: Winter, 1990. [PD101.B35 1986 Bd. 2]

W. Braune-E. Ebbinghaus, Gotische Grammatik. Halle: Niemeyer, 1966. [PD1123. B6 1966]

W. Braune-W. Mitzka, Althochdeutsche Grammatik. Tübingen: Niemeyer, 1963. [PF3835. B8 1963]

Alistair Campbell. Old English Grammar. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1959. [PE131 .C3]

S. Feist, Vergleichendes Wörterbuch der gotischen Sprache. Leiden: Brill, 1939. [PD1193. F42 1939]

E. Gordon-A. R. Taylor, An Introduction to Old Norse. 2d ed. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1981. [PD2327. G6 1981]

H. Hirt, Handbuch des Urgermanischen. Heidelberg: Winter, 1931-34. [PD1006. H5]

Ferdinand Holthausen. Altenglisches Etymologisches Worterbuch. 2d ed. Heidelberg: C. Winter, 1963. [PE263 .H6 1963]

A. Jóhannesson, Isländisches etymologisches Wörterbuch. Bern: Francke, 1951-1956. [PD2363. J6]

F. Kluge, Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache. (revised by E. Seebold). Berlin/New York: de Gruyter, 1989. [Davis Ref  PF3580. K5 1989]

H. Krahe-W. Meid, Germanische Sprachwissenschaft. Berlin: deGruyter, 1969. [PD91. K7]

W. P. Lehmann. A Gothic Etymological Dictionary. Leiden: Brill, 1986. [PD1193 .L435 1986]

E. Prokosch, A Comparative Germanic Grammar. Philadelphia: U. Penn Press, 1939. [PD101 .P7]

J. de Vries, Altnordisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch. Leiden: Brill, 1961. [Davis Ref  PD 1805. V7]

F. van Coetsem & H. Kufner (edd.), Toward a Grammar of Proto-Germanic.Tübingen: Niemeyer, 1972. [PD76 .C6]

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Baltic

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J. Endzelin, Comparative Phonology and Morphology of the Baltic Languages (tr. Schmalstieg & Jegers). Hague: Mouton, 1971. [PG 8018. E513 1972]

E. Fraenkel, Litauisches etymologisches Wörterbuch. Heidelberg: Winter, 1955-1965. [Davis Ref  PG 8663. F7]

A. Senn, Handbuch der litauischen Sprache. Heidelberg: Winter, 1957. [PG8523 .S4]

C. Stang, Vergleichende Grammatik der baltischen Sprachen. Oslo: Universitetsforlaget, 1966. [PG 8018. S7]

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A. Vaillant, Grammaire comparée des langues slaves. Lyon: I.A.C., 1950ff. [PG 61. V35]

A. Vaillant, Manuel du vieux slave. Paris: Inst. d'études slaves, 1963-64. [PG 619. V35]

M. Vasmer, Russisches etymologisches Wörterbuch. Heidelberg: Winter, 1950-58. [PG 2580. V3]

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Albanian

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O. Buchholz-W. Fiedler, Albanische Grammatik. Leipzig: Enzyklopädie Verlag, 1987. [PG 9521. B83 1987]

O. Buchholz et al., Wörterbuch albanisch-deutsch. Leipzig: Enzyklopädie Verlag, 1977. [PG 9593. B78]

E. Çabej, Studime Gjuhësore. Prishtin: Rilindja, 1975-77.  [PG 9502. C3]

B. Demiraj, Albanische Etymologien. Amsterdam/Atlanta: Rodopi, 1997.

S. Demiraj, Historische Grammatik der albanischen Sprache. Vienna: ÖAW, 1993. [PG 9519. D47 1993]

G. Kiçi, Albanian-English Dictionary. 1976. [PG 9591. K51]

G. Meyer, Etymologisches Wörterbuch der albanesischen Sprache. Strassburg: Trübner, 1891. [PG 9583. M4]

Vladimir E. Orel. Albanian Etymological Dictionary. Leiden: Brill, 1998. [PG9583.5 .O74 1998]

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Armenian

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H. Jensen, Altarmenische Grammatik. Heidelberg: Winter, 1959. [UNC Dewey 491.545 J54a]; [Duke 491.54 J54A]

A. Meillet, Esquisse d'une grammaire comparée de l'arménien classique. Vienna: Mechitarists, 1936. [Microfilm 1-922]

G. Solta, 'Die armenische Sprache,' in Handbuch der Orientalistik, Abt. 1, Bd. 7. Leiden: Brill, 1953. [PK 8352. A74]; [Duke 956.008 H236, Bd. 7]

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Tocharian

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D. Q. Adams, A Dictionary of Tocharian B. Amsterdam/Atlanta: Rodopi, 1999. [P925. A43 1999]

D. Q. Adams, Tocharian Historical Phonology and Morphology. New Haven: AOS, 1988. [P925. A3 1988]

W. Krause-W. Thomas, Tocharisches Elementarbuch. Heidelberg: Winter, 1960, 1964. [P925 .K73 1960]

D. Ringe, On the Chronology of Sound Changes in Tocharian, Vol. 1. New Haven: AOS, 1996. [P925 .R56 1996]

A. Van Windekens, Le tokharien confronté avec les autres langues indo-européennes. Louvain: Centre internat. de dial.générale, 1976ff. [P 925. W5]


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