Vergleichende Syntax der indogermanischen Sprachen: Volume 3 (Cambridge Library Collection - Linguistics) - Softcover

Delbrück, Berthold

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1108007368 ISBN 13: 9781108007368

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2009

Synopsis

Karl Brugmann originally intended to include a volume on syntax in his comparative grammar of Indo-European, but as that ambitious project expanded, he and his publisher enlisted Berthold Delbrück (1842–1922) to take on the treatment of syntax. Delbrück's three volumes on inflection and phrase and sentence structure appeared between 1893 and 1900 and remain the fullest treatment of Indo-European syntax to this day. In this final volume, Delbrück again explains that he has not treated the full range of Indo-European languages, nor tried to explain how the attested forms and usages arose. Even so, Delbrück marshalls an impressive range of material as he discusses a comprehensive range of structures from apposition and simple questions to complex sentences involving co-ordination and subordination. The volume ends with thorough indexes of words (100 pages), subjects, literary references, and authors to all three volumes on syntax.

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Book Description

Berthold Delbrück's three volumes on Indo-European syntax were written to complete Karl Brugmann's monumental comparative grammar. They were first published between 1893 and 1900, and remain the fullest treatment of the subject. This final volume focuses on phrase and sentence structure and contains the indexes to all three volumes.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1108007368
• ISBN 13: 9781108007368
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 636