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Focusing on the linguistic evolution from Proto-Indo-European to Proto-Germanic, this book delves into the grammatical structures of these ancient languages. It examines the transition of dialects, utilizing insights from various languages such as Hittite, Sanskrit, and Gothic. The revised second edition offers a more comprehensive exploration of Proto-Indo-European, addressing disputed linguistic points and incorporating recent research on verb and nominal inflection. The author also revisits his earlier theories regarding linguistic changes and their timeline.

Explains universal concepts of language structure to help students preparing to study a foreign language.

Bringing the advances of theoretical linguistics to the study of language change, this textbook demonstrates the mutual relevance of historical linguistics and contemporary linguistics. It argues that this approach can and should lead to the re-integration of historical linguistics as one of the core areas in the study of language.

A textbook survey of how English morphology has evolved from Old English to the present