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'''Proto-Indo-European''' is the reconstructed language of a real people who lived in a real place at a real time in history. It is the ancestral language from which all members of the Indo-European family of languages descend. The first person to recognize the relationships between Indo-European languages (based on comparison of Greek, Latin and Sanskrit) was Sir William Jones in 1786. | '''Proto-Indo-European''' is the reconstructed language of a real people who lived in a real place at a real time in history. It is the ancestral language from which all members of the Indo-European family of languages descend. The first person to recognize the relationships between Indo-European languages (based on comparison of Greek, Latin and Sanskrit) was Sir William Jones in 1786. This article will discuss the characteristics of the reconstructed language. | ||
*For the science that allows us to reconstruct such a language ''see'' --- | |||
*For a discussion of Proto-Indo-European ethnicity, ''see'' --- | |||
*For a discussion of where these people originated, ''see'' --- | |||
==Grammar== | |||
===Noun cases=== | |||
Proto-Indo-European had eight noun cases (see ''[[Grammatical case]]''). | |||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
* ''Encyclopedia of Indo-European Culture'', edited by James P. Mallory and Douglas Q. Adams; Fitzroy Dearborn, 1997; "Proto-Indo-European", pp. 458-470. | * ''Encyclopedia of Indo-European Culture'', edited by James P. Mallory and Douglas Q. Adams; Fitzroy Dearborn, 1997; "Proto-Indo-European", pp. 458-470. | ||
Revision as of 01:31, 11 February 2007
Proto-Indo-European is the reconstructed language of a real people who lived in a real place at a real time in history. It is the ancestral language from which all members of the Indo-European family of languages descend. The first person to recognize the relationships between Indo-European languages (based on comparison of Greek, Latin and Sanskrit) was Sir William Jones in 1786. This article will discuss the characteristics of the reconstructed language.
- For the science that allows us to reconstruct such a language see ---
- For a discussion of Proto-Indo-European ethnicity, see ---
- For a discussion of where these people originated, see ---
Grammar
Noun cases
Proto-Indo-European had eight noun cases (see Grammatical case).
Sources
- Encyclopedia of Indo-European Culture, edited by James P. Mallory and Douglas Q. Adams; Fitzroy Dearborn, 1997; "Proto-Indo-European", pp. 458-470.