For more than 3000 years, Indo-European languages have been spoken from India through Persia and into Europe. Where are the origins of this language family? How and when did its different linguistic branches emerge? The renowned historical linguist Harald Haarmann provides a graphic account of what we know today about the origins of Indo-European languages and cultures and how they came to be so widely disseminated. In this impressive study, he succeeds in drawing connections between linguistic findings, archaeological discoveries and the latest research into human genetics and climate history. In addition to linguistic affinities, he shows the economic, social and religious concepts that the early speakers of Indo-European languages had in common all the way from the Eastern Mediterranean to the Indus. Particular attention is devoted to the processes of assimilation with pre-Indo-European languages and civilisations. The result is a fascinating panorama of early "Indo-European globalisation" from the end of the last ice age to the early civilisations in Greece, Italy, Asia Minor, Persia and India.
Preisgekrönte Bühnenverfilmung mit Leinwandlegende Heinz Rühmann in der Hauptrolle! Menschenfreund Dr. med. Hiob Prätorius hilft einer schwangeren Patientin und gerät dabei in ein moralisches Dilemma.
This collection presents a selection of Robert Schumann's works that will delight every pianist. In addition to popular original character pieces, the volume also contains arrangements of his symphonies, chamber music works and lieder. All pieces are of easy to intermediate difficulty and include fingerings and metronome suggestions. The reader-friendly typography is suitable not only for lessons but also for all amateur pianists.Besetzung:piano