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The Reconstruction of Indo-European Stop Systems
From the Traditional Model to Glottalic Theories
Series: - Leiden Studies in Indo-European, Volume: 29
An increasing number of historical linguists now believe that the traditional reconstruction of the Proto-Indo-European stop system (*T, *D, *Dh) is likely flawed. Yet, despite various proposed alternativesâranging from systems featuring glottalised or non-plosive consonants to those based on length contrastsâno single theory has achieved broad consensus. This volume, comprising twenty chapters, brings together leading specialists who examine all relevant data, as well as comparative and typological arguments, to reassess the Proto-Indo-European stop inventory. It also offers the most up-to-date analyses of the evolution of the stop systems across the individual Indo-European branches.
Contributors are: Pascale Eskes, Alwin Kloekhorst, Martin Joachim Kümmel, Rianne van Lieburg, Orsat Ligorio, Alexander Lubotsky, Ranko MatasoviÄ, Brett Miller, Michaël Peyrot, Tijmen Pronk, Joseph Salmons, Ollie Sayeed, Peter Schrijver, Michiel de Vaan, and Bert Vaux.
Contributors are: Pascale Eskes, Alwin Kloekhorst, Martin Joachim Kümmel, Rianne van Lieburg, Orsat Ligorio, Alexander Lubotsky, Ranko MatasoviÄ, Brett Miller, Michaël Peyrot, Tijmen Pronk, Joseph Salmons, Ollie Sayeed, Peter Schrijver, Michiel de Vaan, and Bert Vaux.
Alwin Kloekhorst, Ph.D. (2007, Leiden) is Professor of Anatolian Linguistics at Leiden University. He has published extensively on Indo-European and Anatolian linguistics, including the monographs Etymological Dictionary of the Hittite Inherited Lexicon (2008), Accent in Hittite (2014), and Kanišite Hittite (2019).
Tijmen Pronk, Ph.D. (2009, Leiden) is Assistant Professor of Comparative Indo-European Linguistics at Leiden University. His research concerns Indo-European vocabulary, phonology and morphology, with a focus on Balto-Slavic. He is co-author of the Croatian Etymological Dictionary (2016, 2021) and the Indo-European Etymological Dictionary (ongoing project).
Tijmen Pronk, Ph.D. (2009, Leiden) is Assistant Professor of Comparative Indo-European Linguistics at Leiden University. His research concerns Indo-European vocabulary, phonology and morphology, with a focus on Balto-Slavic. He is co-author of the Croatian Etymological Dictionary (2016, 2021) and the Indo-European Etymological Dictionary (ongoing project).
Preface
List of Tables and Figures
Notes on Contributors
1 Introduction: Past, Present, and Future of the Reconstruction of the Indo-European Stop System
âTijmen Pronk, Alwin Kloekhorst and Ranko MatasoviÄ
2 50 Years of Glottalic TheoryâWhat Did It Bring Us?
âMartin Joachim Kümmel
3 Jakobsonâs Universal Revisited
âBrett Miller
4 The âCao Bang Theoryâ and Indo-European Breathy Voiced Stops: A Critical Assessment
âAlwin Kloekhorst
5 Indo-European Root Constraints
âRianne van Lieburg
6 The Glottalic Theory and the âKortlandt Effectâ
âRanko MatasoviÄ
7 A Typological Analysis of the Kortlandt Effect
âPascale Eskes
8 Indo-European Consonant Clusters and the Glottalic Theory
âAlwin Kloekhorst and Alexander Lubotsky
9 Bartholomaeâs Law
âTijmen Pronk
10 âVoice-to-Lengthâ or âLength-to-Voiceâ? Diachronic Relations between Length and Voice Oppositions in Stop Systems
âAlwin Kloekhorst
11 Anatolian
âAlwin Kloekhorst
12 Tocharian
âMichaël Peyrot
13 Italo-Celtic
âPeter Schrijver
14 Germanic
âJoseph Salmons
15 Indo-Iranian
âMichiel de Vaan
16 Balto-Slavic
âTijmen Pronk
17 Albanian
âAlwin Kloekhorst
18 Greek and Phrygian
âOrsat Ligorio
19 Armenian
âOliver Sayeed and Bert Vaux
20 The Reconstruction of the Proto-Indo-European Stop System
âAlwin Kloekhorst and Tijmen Pronk
Index
List of Tables and Figures
Notes on Contributors
1 Introduction: Past, Present, and Future of the Reconstruction of the Indo-European Stop System
âTijmen Pronk, Alwin Kloekhorst and Ranko MatasoviÄ
Part 1 The Tradition Model vs. Glottalic Theories: Past and Present
2 50 Years of Glottalic TheoryâWhat Did It Bring Us?
âMartin Joachim Kümmel
3 Jakobsonâs Universal Revisited
âBrett Miller
4 The âCao Bang Theoryâ and Indo-European Breathy Voiced Stops: A Critical Assessment
âAlwin Kloekhorst
5 Indo-European Root Constraints
âRianne van Lieburg
6 The Glottalic Theory and the âKortlandt Effectâ
âRanko MatasoviÄ
7 A Typological Analysis of the Kortlandt Effect
âPascale Eskes
8 Indo-European Consonant Clusters and the Glottalic Theory
âAlwin Kloekhorst and Alexander Lubotsky
9 Bartholomaeâs Law
âTijmen Pronk
10 âVoice-to-Lengthâ or âLength-to-Voiceâ? Diachronic Relations between Length and Voice Oppositions in Stop Systems
âAlwin Kloekhorst
Part 2 The Stop Systems of the Individual Indo-European Branches and of Proto-Indo-European
11 Anatolian
âAlwin Kloekhorst
12 Tocharian
âMichaël Peyrot
13 Italo-Celtic
âPeter Schrijver
14 Germanic
âJoseph Salmons
15 Indo-Iranian
âMichiel de Vaan
16 Balto-Slavic
âTijmen Pronk
17 Albanian
âAlwin Kloekhorst
18 Greek and Phrygian
âOrsat Ligorio
19 Armenian
âOliver Sayeed and Bert Vaux
20 The Reconstruction of the Proto-Indo-European Stop System
âAlwin Kloekhorst and Tijmen Pronk
Index
This volume will interest IndoâEuropean linguists, as well as scholars in historical linguistics, phonology, and linguistic typology. Written for both specialists and students, it offers a useful reference for anyone working with IndoâEuropean languages and would be a valuable addition to any linguistic library.