Basque and Proto-Basque

This volume is an attempt to expound the current state of research into the past of the Basque language. The research has experienced that more evidence have been discovered, and what we already knew has been more deeply studied. Since the 70s cross-linguistic typology has made huge progress in our knowledge of linguistic universals and grammaticalization paths.

Mikel Martínez-Areta is Assistant Professor of Basque Historical Linguistics and Basque Onomastics at the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), and co-editor of the Study Series Mikroglottika. His research focuses on the historical morphology and syntax of Basque.

Contents: A. Barreña/A. Ortega/E. Amorrortu: The Basque Language today. Achievements and challenges – M. Martínez-Areta: Basque Dialects – K. Ulibarri: External History. Sources for historical research – A. Egurtzegi: Phonetics and Phonology – J. A. Lakarra: Root Structure and the Reconstruction of Proto-Basque – E. Santazilia: Noun Morphology – M. Martínez-Areta: Demonstratives and Personal Pronouns – M. Padilla-Moyano: Non-Finite Verbal Morphology – B. Ariztimuño: Finite Verbal Morphology – U. Reguero-Ugarte: Word order.