Table of contents
Part 1. The origins and revolution of the Indo-European flectional type: the derivational type of Indo-European and paradigmatic-flectional type of Latin1
1.1 Introduction3
1.2 The nominative-accusative structure of Indo-European15
1.3 Main characteristics of the derivative-flectional and paradigmatic-flectional types23
Part 2. The basic principles and origins of the nominal system and inflections47
2.1 Introduction49
2.2 Animate and inanimate noun classes61
2.3 The category of number69
2.4 The case system77
2.5 Remarks on Latin paradigmatization97
2.6 Conclusions103
Part 3. The Indo-European origins of the Latin verbal system105
3.1 Introduction107
3.2 The active and inactive verb clauses115
3.3 Inactive and perfect143
3.4 Inactive and middle-passive157
3.5 Thematic -e/o- suffix and long vocalic suffixes173
3.6 Sigmatic forms of the Latin present and perfect systems181
3.7 Latin imperfect in -bam and future in -bō187
3.8 Conclusions191
Summary191
Notes195
References215
Index233
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