The Horse, the Wheel, and Language: How Bronze-Age Riders from the Eurasian Steppes Shaped the Modern World
by David W. Anthony
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Author: David W. AnthonyEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2007-11-19
ISBN: 0691058873
Number of pages: 566
Publisher: Princeton University Press
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Book Review: A FASCINATING JUMP INTO THE PAST
Summary: 5 Stars
I just read few pages of this wonderful book. I've always been fascinated about the origins and the changes of our languages, and I, being neither an archeologist nor an historical linguist, find astonishing how those scientist can reconstruct phonological and lexical shifts during the eras, and so can reconstruct our history too. I am reading this book as a novel. It includes the top scientific research but it is also easy readable. Every concept and tool is explained in detail. I am an italian translator and think this book deserves quickly an italian translation.
Silvio Ferraresi
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