Andrew Sihler
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Andrew L. Sihler
)Andrew Littleton Sihler (born 25 February 1941 in Seattle) is an American linguist[1] and comparative Indo-Europeanist.
Biography
Sihler received his
Yale in 1965. Taking his doctorate in 1967, Sihler trained in general linguistics but with a concentration in historical-comparative linguistics — Indo-European in particular — studying under Warren Cowgill and Stanley Insler, among others. Upon graduation, he joined the faculty of the Department of Linguistics at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, from which he retired in the spring of 1999.[2]
Sihler has contributed to
Sievers' Law) is untenable when all the evidence is taken into account.[3] In addition, he has written a comparative grammar of Greek and Latin intended to replace the one written by Carl Darling Buck
some sixty years previously.
Andrew's brother
classics scholar whose works show little interest in historical linguistics.[5] Wilhelm's university training was in philosophy, though he early was drawn to theology instead. He published short works on a variety of subjects.[6]
Major works
- New Comparative Grammar of Greek and Latin (Oxford University Press, 1995; ISBN 0-19-508345-8)
- Language History: An Introduction (John Benjamins, 2000; ISBN 1-55619-969-4)
- Edgerton's Law: The Phantom Evidence (Carl Winter, 2006; ISBN 3-8253-5167-X)
References
- ISBN 978-87-7289-821-6. Retrieved 1 June 2011.
- ^ "Andrew Sihler". morebooks.de. 2011-10-08. Retrieved 2022-01-30.
- ^ A. Sihler (2006). "Edgerton's Law: The Phantom Evidence". Universitätsverlag Winter. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
- ^ "William W. Sihler". Darden School of Business. Retrieved 2022-01-30.
- ^ Gordon, Laura. "Sihler, Ernest Gottlieb". Database of Classical Scholars – Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. Retrieved 2022-01-30.
- ^ Bente, F. American Lutheranism, Volume I St. Louis: Concordia Publishing House. 1919, 116, Retrieved 2022-01-30.
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