Tocharian and Indo-European Studies

The series explores the pair of languages--Tocharian A and B--that were spoken and written in Chinese Central Asia during the first millennium AD, and their uncertain relationship to other Indo-European languages. The 10 academic essays consider such topics as three additions to the Tocharian B aviary, Tocharian AB kwar- to grow old, silk in ancient Kucha and the Tocharian B word kaum* found in the documents of the Tang period, Tocharian B nouns with an oblique singular in -a, Tocharian Vinaya fragments in the London and Paris collections, and vowel lengthening before distinctively voiced consonants in Tocharian. An obituary, in German, is also included for Ji Xianlin (1911-2009). There is no index. Distributed in the US by ISBS. Annotation c2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)