Why does the accent jump back and forth in Russian words like
golova 'head', acc. golovu, gen. golovy, dat. golove etc.? How come
we find similar alternations in other Slavic languages and in a
Baltic language like Lithuanian? The quest for the origin of the
so-called "mobile accent paradigms" of Baltic and Slavic leads the
reader through other Indo-European language branches such as
Indo-Iranian, Greek and Germanic, all of which are relevant to the
reconstruction of the Proto-Indo-European accentuation system.
After the examination of the evidence for the reconstruction of the
Proto-Indo-European accentuation system, focus is moved to the
Baltic and Slavic accentuation systems and their relationship to
each other and to Proto-Indo-European. A comprehensive history of
research and numerous bibliographical references to earlier pieces
of scholarship throughout the book make it a useful tool for
anybody who is interested in Balto-Slavic and Indo-European
accentology. Written in a simple style and constantly aiming at
presenting old and new opinions on the various problems, the volume
may serve as an introduction to this complicated field.
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