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.
Published online on 1 July 2008
Table of Contents
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Author's Preface | pp. v–xii
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List of illustrations | pp. xxi–xxiv
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Abbreviations of Languages and Dialects | pp. xxv–xxvi
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Abbreviations of Primary Literature | p. xxvii
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Abbreviations of Grammatical Terms | pp. xxviii–xxx
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Typological Evolution in IEJohn Hewson | pp. 1–27
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The Syntax of the Prepositional PhraseJohn Hewson | pp. 28–53
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Case and Prepositions in Ancient GreekJohn Hewson | pp. 54–80
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Cases and Postpositions in HittiteVit Bubenik | pp. 81–101
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Cases and Postpositions in Indo-AryanVit Bubenik | pp. 102–130
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Cases and Prepositions in IranianVit Bubenik | pp. 131–159
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ArmenianVit Bubenik | pp. 160–177
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From Old to Modern SlavicVit Bubenik | pp. 178–204
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Baltic LanguagesVit Bubenik and John Hewson | pp. 205–225
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From Ancient to Modern CelticJohn Hewson | pp. 228–246
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From Latin to Modern RomanceJohn Hewson | pp. 247–273
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From Ancient to Modern GermanicJohn Hewson | pp. 274–303
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AlbanianVit Bubenik | pp. 304–316
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TocharianVit Bubenik | pp. 317–333
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Cases, Averbial Particles and Adpositions in Proto-Indo-EuropeanVit Bubenik | pp. 334–356
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ConclusionsVit Bubenik and John Hewson | pp. 357–383
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References and Select Bibliography | pp. 384–409
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Index of Authors | pp. 410–412
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Index of Languages | pp. 413–417
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General Index | p. 418
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