Re: First post & three questions

Padraic Brown sikayal:

> >3. Are there any good books about Proto-Indo-European in general (structure,
> >phonology, etc.)? I've found plenty on the Indo-European languages, but few
> >on PIE itself.
> >
>
> If you can find it (and read French) the series 'Que Sais Je'
> has a nice little book on IE, called, I believe "l'Indo-Europeen"
> or perhaps "La Langue IE". Of course, I can't find it cos I just
> got done rearranging my bookshelves and can no longer locate
> anything properly. You might also try Sihler's "New Comparative
> Grammar of Greek and Latin". I know, it's not about IE per se,
> but it does have a lot good information on IE (esp. phonology).
That's the book I was thinking of!  Yeah, Sihler's book isn't strictly
about PIE, but it has a lot of good, up-to-date information about it.

>
> Welcome to the list,
> Padraic.
>
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