“The only way to establish absolute linguistic chronologies is to correlate linguistic facts with dates fixed by other means.”
HL
“The only way to establish absolute linguistic chronologies is to correlate linguistic facts with dates fixed by other means.”
“It is disappointing to have to say that at present there seems to be no hope of estimating objectively and with a useful degree of precision how long an originally homogeneous Indo-European language w...”
Historical linguistics
“Too many comparative historical linguists want to dig up Troy, linguistically speaking. They consider it more important that comparative historical linguists shed light on prehistoric migrations than ...”
Historical linguistics
“The question of identifying archaeological remains of Indo-European populations in Central Asia has been one of the main questions that has occupied a number of linguists and historians for many years...”
Historical linguistics