The History of Basque (Paperback)

Lecturer in Linguistics R L Trask
Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
9780415867801
0-415-86780-0

Basque is the sole survivor of the very ancient languages of Western Europe. This book, written by an internationally renowned specialist in Basque, provides a comprehensive survey of all that is known.

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about the prehistory of the language, including pronunciation, the grammar and the vocabulary. It also provides a long critical evaluation of the search for its relatives, as well as a thumbnail sketch of the language, a summary of its typological features, an external history and an extensive bibliography.