Aug 21, 2016 · I came across a long paper with many cognates of PIE roots, some examples: *weid- "to see" and *s ueid- "to shine" < *weid- es -weid-, *h₂ǵ- "to drive" and *s h₂ǵ- "to seek" < *h₂ǵ- es -h₂ǵ-, …

Jun 22, 2021 · The IE root * weid - seems to have meant “to see” and, in its perfective stem * woid -, “to know”. The “know”-semantics of this root are well attested in all the main branches of IE (English …

Apr 17, 2024 · Unlike modern languages, where we can simply listen to native speakers and describe the sounds they use in detail, the very nature of reconstructed proto-languages means that we can …

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Oct 24, 2024 · As far as I can see, all or nearly all scholars who study Croatian toponyms agree on those two things: In the Illyrian language, consonants after a short vowel geminated (like in Middle …

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I'm working on a project and I need to learn how to recognize politeness strategies based on Brown and Levinsons' theory. Even though I've read the theory and many different examples I still have

Apr 20, 2020 · The problem you point to is addressed later in Carnie's book, starting on page 412. The greater issue concerns the extent to which tertiary branching should or should not be assumed. This …

Mar 11, 2020 · The Mesopotamians had their own writing system. The Mesopotamians are said to have invented the wheel. The reconstructed vocabulary of the Proto-Indo-Europeans indicates that they …