Mother Tongue (Journal)

Mother Tongue is published once a year comprehensive periodical (journal ) of the Association for the Study of Languages ​​in Prehistory (short ASLIP ). It has been published since 1995 by the ASLIP and contains language scientific articles with a focus on genetic language comparison and macro- families. His first publisher and president of ASLIP was Harold C. Fleming, the date last journal XV was published under the direction of John D. Bengtson 2010. ASLIP president is currently Michael Witzel.

Topics since 1995

Eurasia

  • Nostra table 2007, 2008, 2009
  • Basque 1995, 1999, 2005, 2009
  • Kartwelische Languages ​​2007
  • North Caucasian Languages ​​in 2003, 2009
  • Jenisseische Languages ​​1998 2010
  • Paläosibirische languages ​​, Uralic 2008
  • Ainu 1998
  • Anatolian Languages ​​2008
  • Sumerian 1997, 1999
  • Elamite 2002
  • Dravidian languages ​​2007
  • South Asian Substrate Languages ​​in 1999 Special, 2006
  • Nahali, Kusunda 1996, 1997, 2005
  • Austro Asian and Austronesian 1999 2006
  • Austro -Asiatic languages ​​in 2008
  • Shomps 2007, 2008

Indo-Pacific and Australia

  • Indo-Pacific Languages ​​2006
  • Australian Languages ​​2004
  • Tasmanian 2002

Africa

  • Shabo, Ongota, Kadu Group 2002, 2004
  • Bangeri Me 2007
  • South Khoisan 2003
  • Berber languages ​​in 2009
  • Afro-Asiatic languages ​​2011

America

  • Salish & North Caucasian Languages ​​in 2003

Furthermore, recent important new publications in this policy group are discussed.

Authors and contributors

Authors and contributors of the previous issues have included

  • Paul K. Benedict
  • John D. Bengtson
  • Václav Blazek
  • Roger Blench
  • Allan R. Bomhard
  • Igor M. Diakonoff
  • George van Driem
  • Christopher Ehret
  • Harold C. Fleming
  • Joseph H. Greenberg †
  • Iren Hegedus
  • Vitaly Shevoroshkin
  • Paul Sidwell
  • Sergei A. Starostin †
  • R. L. Trask †
  • Edvard J. Vajda
  • Paul Whitehouse
  • Michael Witzel
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