Antoine Meillet Books
Paul Meillet was a pivotal figure in early 20th-century French linguistics, renowned for his profound contributions to the study of language history and structure. He significantly advanced the field of comparative grammar, shaping the understanding of Indo-European languages. Meillet's lasting legacy lies in his role as a guiding mentor to an entire generation of prominent linguists and philologists who would become central to the discipline throughout the twentieth century.
Esquisse d'une histoire de la langue latine
- 298 pages
- 11 hours of reading
Altarmenisches Elementarbuch
- 212 pages
- 8 hours of reading
Aperçu d'une histoire de la langue grecque
- 344 pages
- 13 hours of reading
The echoes of Greek are heard in many modern languages. For example, the abstract vocabulary of the modern European languages derives largely from the vocabulary of the Greek philosophers and scholars, whether directly or via Latin writers who were educated according to the Greek tradition. First published in 1913, Antoine Meillet's history of Greek shows how the language, derived originally from Indo-European, developed over time in response to sociological and geographical factors. Meillet argues that its complexity is due to the constant borrowing of vocabulary and grammar from contemporary languages and regional dialects. Despite - or because of - its flexible and ever-changing nature, and the lack of consistency in usage between individual city states, Greek eventually became the language of great works of literature, philosophy and science.
