![]() Since PIE was never written down, we can never know for sure. "If we cannot regard reconstructed Proto-Indo-European as literally 'real', it is at least a close approximation of a prehistoric reality." But Anthony makes a very strong case that we can, and have, reconstructed key parts of the Proto Indo European (PIE) language that is the far predecessor of most of the key European and Asian languages that exist today. Some linguists remain skeptical, arguing that there are too many generalisations and too many unanswered questions. By knowing a language at a particularly point in history, we can trace it backwards, recreating its predecessors, and in turn, using this discovered language to find further insights to its ancient speakers. ![]() It is likely, for those interested in the origins of language and the archaeology of early communities in eastern Europe, to be a standard work for many years to come.Īnthony begins by looking at where language comes from, and how languages change. Anthony has produced an important, stimulating and very detailed book. ![]()
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