Pre-Greek : : phonology, morphology, lexicon / / Robert S. P. Beekes ; edited by Stefan Norbruis.

• Superior document: Brill Introductions to Indo-European Languages, Volume 2
• VerfasserIn: Beekes, R. S. P.
• TeilnehmendeR: Norbruis, Stefan,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden, Netherlands : : Brill,, 2014.; ©2014
• Year of Publication: 2014
• Language: English
• Series: Brill introductions to Indo-European languages ; Volume 2.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (193 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

Before the arrival of the Indo-European Greeks in the area around the Aegean Sea, a non-Indo-European language was spoken there which was eventually replaced by Greek. Although no written texts exist in this Pre-Greek language, Robert Beekes shows that we can reconstruct elements of its phonology and morphology on the basis of the substantial amount of Pre-Greek vocabulary which was absorbed by Greek. In addition to the general characteristics of Pre-Greek, Beekes provides a complete overview of the evidence, comprising over 1100 Greek etyma which are certainly of Pre-Greek origin. The book thus opens a window on the first Pre-Indo-European language of prehistoric Europe to have left a trace in history.

Table of Contents

Front Matter / Robert S.P. Beekes and Stefan Norbruis -- Introduction / Robert S.P. Beekes and Stefan Norbruis -- Phonology / Robert S.P. Beekes and Stefan Norbruis -- Morphology / Robert S.P. Beekes and Stefan Norbruis -- The Unity of Pre-Greek / Robert S.P. Beekes and Stefan Norbruis -- Pre-Greek is Non-Indo-European / Robert S.P. Beekes and Stefan Norbruis -- The Pre-Greek Lexicon / Robert S.P. Beekes and Stefan Norbruis -- Bibliography / Robert S.P. Beekes and Stefan Norbruis -- Index / Robert S.P. Beekes and Stefan Norbruis.