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Title: The Way Theory Should Be
Review: This book is unique in that it presents a huge mass of scholarly material and is extremely readable at the same time. The way this is accomplished is that the development of theories are addressed through the history of their development. It's amazing to see a topic like this comprehensively treated in an almost narrative manner. Aside from the enjoyability of the read, you get the benefit of learning two things at once: (1) The Theoretical Bases of Indo-European Linguistics, and (2) the history of the scholars and their work (or how (1) got that way). Essential for anyone interested in IE Linguistics or the history of scholarship (bonus if you're interested in both).
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