Subject: new book : hittite etymological dictionary

jaan puhvel hittite etymological dictionary volume 4 : words beginning with k 1997 . 23 x 15 , 5 cm . x , 333 pages cloth dm 248 , - / approx . us $ 177 . 00 isbn 3-11 - 015491 - 9 trends in linguistics : documentation mouton de gruyter * berlin * new york this is the fourth volume in the comprehensive compendium of the vocabulary of hittite , one of the great languages of the ancient near east and of paramount importance for comparative indo - european studies . this basic research tool is based on cuneiform texts from the second millenium b . c . e . , and covers both attestations and origins of words with special emphasis on cognates in other indo - european and near eastern languages . five further volumes are in preparation and will be published as they are finished . the author has tried to eschew excessive rote uniformity of layout and style in etymological discussion , in order to make as many entries as possible self-contained micro-essays of a format best suited to the item at hand . when no etymology is rated certain , the discussion often proceeds from the less likely possibilities and ends up with the most probable . when a preferred etymology is featured as virtually certain , it is usually stated and discussed first , and discarded alternatives , to the extent that they are deemed historically interesting , are mentioned in a coda . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ mouton de gruyter walter de gruyter , inc . postfach 30 34 21 200 saw mill river road d-10728 berlin hawthorne , ny 10532 germany usa fax : + 49 ( 0 ) 30 26005-351 fax : + 1 914 747-1326 email : 100064 . 2307 @ compuserve . com publications by de gruyter can also be ordered via world wide web : http : / / www . degruyter . de
