From Case to Adposition
The development of configurational syntax in Indo-European languages
The authors follow this evolution through almost four thousand years of documentation in all twelve language families of the Indo-European phylum, noting the resemblances between the structure of the original IE case system and the systemic oppositions to be found in the sets of adpositions that replaced it.
Quite apart from its theoretical analyses and proposals which in themselves amount to a new look at many traditional problems, this study has a value in the collected store of information on cases, and on adpositions and their usage. There is also a considerable store of etymological information that is relevant to the description of the systemic development.
Table of Contents
Author's Preface
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v–xii
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List of illustrations
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xxi–xxiv
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Abbreviations of Languages and Dialects
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xxv–xxvi
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Abbreviations of Primary Literature
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xxvii
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Abbreviations of Grammatical Terms
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xxviii–xxx
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1–27
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28–53
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54–80
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81–101
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102–130
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131–159
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160–177
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178–204
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205–225
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228–246
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247–273
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274–303
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304–316
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317–333
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334–356
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357–383
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References and Select Bibliography
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384–409
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Index of Authors
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410–412
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Index of Languages
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413–417
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General Index
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418
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