Greek and Indo-European etymology in action : proto-Indo-European *aǵ- / Raimo Anttila.

This study resurrects the genre of Wortstudien contributions or lexilogus treatments, the core of historical lexical semantics. Such studies used to be quite popular, and interest in lexical matters is again rising. The word family around the Indo-European root *aǵ- 'drive' is placed agai...

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Main Author: Anttila, Raimo
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : J. Benjamins Pub. Co., ©2000.
Series:Amsterdam studies in the theory and history of linguistic science. Current issues in linguistic theory ; v. 200.
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Table of Contents:
  • GREEK AND INDO-EUROPEAN ETYMOLOGY IN ACTIONPROTO-INDO-EUROPEAN *AG-; Editorial page; Title page; Copyright page; Table of contents; Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION; Chapter 2 AGON AND AGA-; Chapter 3 AND ITS RELATION TO THE GAMES AND CULTURE; Chapter 4 META, ATAIIHTO, AND ATANOE; Chapter 5 SPEAKING-AS-DRIVING WORDS; Chapter 6 AGGRESSION AND SUSTENANCE: AG (R)- & *G*HEN-; Chapter 7 AfAMAI AND ITS ENTOURAGE; Chapter 8 PARALLELS FROM BALTIC FINNIC; Chapter 9 CONCLUSION: LO(0)SE ENDS; SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY; SUBJECT AND TERM INDEX; LANGUAGE INDEXES.