Roughly half the world's population speaks languages derived from a shared linguistic source known as Proto-Indo-European. But who were the early speakers of this ancient mother tongue, and how did they manage to spread it around the globe? Until now their identity has remained a tantalizing mystery to linguists, archaeologists, and even Nazis seeking the roots of the Aryan race. "The Horse, the Wheel, and Language" lifts the veil that has long shrouded these original Indo-European speakers, and reveals how their domestication of horses and use of the wheel spread language and transformed civilization. Linking prehistoric archaeological remains with the development of language, David Anthony identifies the prehistoric peoples of central Eurasia's steppe grasslands as the original speakers of Proto-Indo-European, and shows how their innovative use of the ox wagon, horseback riding, and the warrior's chariot turned the Eurasian steppes into a thriving transcontinental corridor of communication, commerce, and cultural exchange. He explains how they spread their traditions and gave rise to important advances in copper mining, warfare, and patron-client political institutions, thereby ushering in an era of vibrant social change. Anthony also describes his fascinating discovery of how the wear from bits on ancient horse teeth reveals the origins of horseback riding. "The Horse, the Wheel, and Language" solves a puzzle that has vexed scholars for two centuries - the source of the Indo-European languages and English - and recovers a magnificent and influential civilization from the past.
發表於2024-12-22
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從各個新聞網站上對該書的推薦和該書的標題以及副標題"how bronze-age riders from the Eurasian steppes shaped the modern world"來看, 這本書是介紹且支持Kurgan假說的. 作為一個外行, 我對此的印象是, 原始印歐語使用者是定居在歐亞大草原上的, 更確切地最初是在裏海北岸的...
評分從各個新聞網站上對該書的推薦和該書的標題以及副標題"how bronze-age riders from the Eurasian steppes shaped the modern world"來看, 這本書是介紹且支持Kurgan假說的. 作為一個外行, 我對此的印象是, 原始印歐語使用者是定居在歐亞大草原上的, 更確切地最初是在裏海北岸的...
評分從各個新聞網站上對該書的推薦和該書的標題以及副標題"how bronze-age riders from the Eurasian steppes shaped the modern world"來看, 這本書是介紹且支持Kurgan假說的. 作為一個外行, 我對此的印象是, 原始印歐語使用者是定居在歐亞大草原上的, 更確切地最初是在裏海北岸的...
評分從各個新聞網站上對該書的推薦和該書的標題以及副標題"how bronze-age riders from the Eurasian steppes shaped the modern world"來看, 這本書是介紹且支持Kurgan假說的. 作為一個外行, 我對此的印象是, 原始印歐語使用者是定居在歐亞大草原上的, 更確切地最初是在裏海北岸的...
評分從各個新聞網站上對該書的推薦和該書的標題以及副標題"how bronze-age riders from the Eurasian steppes shaped the modern world"來看, 這本書是介紹且支持Kurgan假說的. 作為一個外行, 我對此的印象是, 原始印歐語使用者是定居在歐亞大草原上的, 更確切地最初是在裏海北岸的...
圖書標籤: 語言學 曆史 人類學 考古學 Indo-European Eurasia 語言 曆史語言學
沒有納入分子人類學證據是最大的缺憾
評分沒有納入分子人類學證據是最大的缺憾
評分語言學和考古學的綜閤利用,來解釋印歐語係的擴散和相關效應。關鍵詞:馴馬,畜牧,戰車,青銅,製度,語言。以黑海/裏海北為中心,將碩大的空間(從中、東、南歐一直到阿爾泰山/天山)和時間(從新石器到青銅器時代)有機覆蓋,串齣一條時空珠鏈,滿足瞭我對相關主題的好奇心。
評分第十章馬的馴化不錯
評分第十章馬的馴化不錯
The Horse, the Wheel, and Language 2024 pdf epub mobi 電子書 下載