This is the nineteenth in a series of papers dealing with Anatolian (specifically, Hittite and Cu... more This is the nineteenth in a series of papers dealing with Anatolian (specifically, Hittite and Cuneiform Luwian here) etymology.
This is the fifteenth in a series of papers dealing with Anatolian (specifically, Hittite and Cun... more This is the fifteenth in a series of papers dealing with Anatolian (specifically, Hittite and Cuneiform Luwian) etymology.
This is the fourteenth in a series of papers dealing with Anatolian (specifically, Hittite and Cu... more This is the fourteenth in a series of papers dealing with Anatolian (specifically, Hittite and Cuneiform Luwian here) etymology.
This is the thirteenth in a series of papers dealing with Anatolian (specifically, Hittite and Cu... more This is the thirteenth in a series of papers dealing with Anatolian (specifically, Hittite and Cuneiform Luwian) etymology.
This is the nineteenth in a series of papers dealing with Anatolian (specifically, Hittite and Cu... more This is the nineteenth in a series of papers dealing with Anatolian (specifically, Hittite and Cuneiform Luwian here) etymology.
This is the fifteenth in a series of papers dealing with Anatolian (specifically, Hittite and Cun... more This is the fifteenth in a series of papers dealing with Anatolian (specifically, Hittite and Cuneiform Luwian) etymology.
This is the fourteenth in a series of papers dealing with Anatolian (specifically, Hittite and Cu... more This is the fourteenth in a series of papers dealing with Anatolian (specifically, Hittite and Cuneiform Luwian here) etymology.
This is the thirteenth in a series of papers dealing with Anatolian (specifically, Hittite and Cu... more This is the thirteenth in a series of papers dealing with Anatolian (specifically, Hittite and Cuneiform Luwian) etymology.
The purpose of this book is to examine the evidence of the Anatolian languages, and, on that basi... more The purpose of this book is to examine the evidence of the Anatolian languages, and, on that basis, to attempt to reconstruct the phonological systems of their immediate ancestors, namely, Proto-Anatolian and Proto-Indo-Anatolian. (Revised 27 August 2024.)
A Comprehensive Introduction to Nostratic Comparative Linguistics (5h edition) (5 volumes, 3,239 ... more A Comprehensive Introduction to Nostratic Comparative Linguistics (5h edition) (5 volumes, 3,239 pp., combined into a single PDF).
There have been numerous attempts to find relatives of Proto-Indo-European, not the least of whic... more There have been numerous attempts to find relatives of Proto-Indo-European, not the least of which is the Indo-Uralic Hypothesis. According to this hypothesis, Proto-Indo-European and Proto-Uralic are alleged to descend from a common ancestor. However, attempts to prove this hypothesis have run into numerous difficulties. One difficulty concerns the inability to reconstruct the ancestral morphological system in detail, and another concerns the rather small shared vocabulary. This latter problem is further complicated by the fact that many scholars think in terms of borrowing rather than inheritance. Moreover, the lack of agreement in vocabulary affects the ability to establish viable sound correspondences and rules of combinability. This paper will attempt to show that these and other difficulties are caused, at least in large part, by the question of the origins of the Indo-European parent language. Evidence will be presented to demonstrate that Proto-Indo-European is the result of the imposition of a Eurasiatic language-to use Joseph Greenberg's term-on a population speaking one or more primordial Northwest Caucasian languages.
An early work by Allan R. Bomhard comparing Proto-Indo-European to other languages/language famil... more An early work by Allan R. Bomhard comparing Proto-Indo-European to other languages/language families of Northern Eurasia and the ancient Near East.
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