Addendum

To the very brief discussion of aphaerisized forms of esse on pg. 426 n. 4 add the reference Pezzini 2011, which gives a very nice collection of evidence from the manuscripts and inscriptions. 

Pezzini, Giuseppe. 2011. "Contraction of est in Latin." Transactions of the Philological Society 109:327–43.

Second Printing!

The second corrected printing is now available.  If your library doesn't have it yet, get them to order it.

Another ghost word

On pg. 241 I cite the Hittite form itar, itnaš as a cognate of Lat. iter, itineris, but this word does not exist. Its one alleged occurrence (KUB 41.8 i 20) is now read as DUMU-tar 'offspring'.  See Jared Miller 2008. "Ein Ritual zur Reinigung eines Hauswesens durch eine Beschwörung an die Unterirdischen (CTH 446)" in B. Janowski and G. Wilhelm (eds.) Texte aus der Umwelt des Alten Testaments, N.F. vol. 4, p. 209, fn. 97. The Tocharian cognates remain safe...for now.

Von Bradke 1890

I see from Szemerényi's Einführung that P. von Bradke introduced the centum ~ satəm terminology in 1890 (Methode und Ergebnisse der arischen (indogermanischen) Altertumswissenschaft, p. 63, and 107) not 1888 as I said on pg. 35, fn. 24.  

A corrected second printing of OHCGL will soon be available (probably in January). I've been able to correct the minor typos and errors. This isn't a full second edition—I couldn't correct anything that required extensive rewriting.  Get your library to buy it if they don't have it yet.

Reviews?

Dear Readers,


If any reader knows of  reviews of OHCGL forthcoming or in print I'd be very grateful if he/she would let me know about them.  So far I have read James Clackson's review in BMCR and I know of forthcoming reviews in Graeco-Latina Pragensia, which Professor Pultrová has kindly sent to me, and in Das Altertum, which is still in preparation by Harald Bichlmeier. If you are writing a review or know of someone who has, please send it along to me so that I can correct any small mistakes before the second printing.


Thanks,


Michael

Sold out!

The first printing of OHCGL will soon be sold out.  This means I will get to do a corrected reprint.  So if you notice any small errors I haven't corrected yet, now is the time to let me know.