Re: New member with a lot of questions!

Hi Jean,

I also have both Renfrew's and Mallory's books on my shelf.
Mallory's is more user friendly although I expect that Renfrew's
isn't something to scoff at. Renfrew is trying to incorporate
archaeology into linguistics study yet Mallory very nicely handles
the ancient artifacts. What is your preference Jean, if you have one?

Regards,

Gerry

--- In cybalist@yahoogroups.com, "Jean Kelly" <jeffcob@...> wrote:
> Hi James
>
> James Francis Connell III
> > my interests in the origins of Celtic language. Two books
recommended by
> Barry
> Cunliffe on the subject are Colin Renfrew's Archeology and
Language and
> J.P.Mallory's In Search of the
> Indo-Europeans. Any opinions out there on either one of these
titles?
>
> Well, I'm afraid I know even less about linguistics than you. I
would
> imagine that Mallory might be a good place to start, as might
Renfrew -
> except that I did see somewhere that opinions were apparently
somewhat
> divided on his linguistic capablities. However, perhaps someone
else on the
> list might have some more informed opinion on the subject.
>
> (Your post appeared in my digest to be have been truncated, BTW).
>
> Best regards,
>
> Jean Kelly