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