The Nostratic macrofamily and linguistic palaeontology /

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Author / Creator:Dolgopolʹskiĭ, A. B. (Aron Borisovich)
Imprint:Cambridge : McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research ; Oxford ; Oakville, CT, USA : Distributed by Oxbow Books, 1998.
Description:xxii, 116 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
Language:English
Series:Papers in the prehistory of languages
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4118088
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Other authors / contributors:Renfrew, Colin, 1937-
McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research.
ISBN:0951942077
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: the Nostratic Hypothesis, Linguistic Macrofamilies and Prehistoric Studies
  • Classification of the Nostratic Languages. I. Indo-European. A. Anatolian. B. Narrow Indo-European. II. Hamito-Semitic (Afroasiatic). A. Semitic. B. Egyptian. C. Berber. D. Cushitic. E. Omotic. F. Chadic. III. Kartvelian. IV. Uralic. A. Finno-Ugrian. B. Samoyedic. C. Yukagir. V. Altaic. A. Turkic. B. Mongolic. C. Tungusic. D. Korean. E. Japanese. VI. Dravidian
  • The Linguistic Palaeontology of the Nostratic Macrofamily
  • Transcription signs and other symbols. 1. Nostratic macrofamily. 2. Language relationship and history. 3. Where and when? 3.1. Where? 3.2. When? 3.2.1. Neolithic? Agriculture, husbandry, pottery? 3.2.2. Mesolithic? Bow, arrows, fishing net? 4. Hunter-gatherers. 4.1. Hunting. 4.2. Gatherers. 5. Food. 6. Technological activities. 7. Anatomy. 8. Kinship. 9. The realm of the supernatural. Phonetic Correspondences.