Indo-Europiya Bhashabigyan

• Author: Sunandan Kumar Sen
• Language: Bengali
• ISBN: 9789388014182
• Pages: 176
• Format: Hardcover

Description

Indo-Europiya Bhashabigyan provides an insightful exploration into the evolution and structure of Indo-European linguistics, beginning with the pioneering work of William Jones in the late 18th century. The book traces the history and development of comparative historical linguistics and its profound impact on the study of language.

• Historical Context and Evolution: The book delves into the origins of Indo-European linguistic studies, starting with Jones's foundational observations and the subsequent developments in 19th-century Europe, particularly in Germany. It covers key concepts like language family, proto-languages, reconstruction, sound changes, and historical syntax.

• Focus on Proto-Indo-European Language: This work focuses not on the entire history of Indo-European linguistics but rather on the proto-Indo-European language itself—its structure, formation, and the methods used by linguists to reconstruct it. The author discusses how this ancient language shaped its descendant languages and why its exact form couldn’t be preserved in its entirety.

• Linguistic Reconstruction: The book sheds light on how linguists have attempted to reconstruct the proto-language and the challenges they faced in doing so. It also explores the reasons why the structure of the proto-language could not be fully retained in the subsequent languages that evolved from it.

• Introduction to the Daughters of Proto-Language: The book introduces the reader to the "daughters" of the proto-language— the languages that developed from it over millennia. It also provides a preliminary introduction to the study of linguistic fossils, or Bhasha-Pratnabhigyan, a relatively lesser-known field of linguistic research.

• Current Relevance: Despite the shift in the linguistic field in the 20th century, Indo-European linguistics continues to be an area of significant academic relevance, and this book explores its ongoing importance and contributions to historical linguistics.

This book is an essential resource for anyone interested in historical linguistics, Indo-European languages, and the fascinating process of reconstructing ancient languages.