UID:
almafu_9959232695202883
Format:
1 online resource (189 p.)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
0-8173-8870-2
Uniform Title:
Germanske sprog.
Content:
〈DIV〉〈P〉""〈I〉The Germanic Languages〈/I〉"" may easily be read by scholars with limited knowledge of Germanic philology. It provides a solid introduction to the debate generated by attempts at classification. In addition, it contains an extensive bibliography of related works and pays considerable attention to necessary background information.""--〈I〉Language〈/I〉〈/P〉〈/DIV〉
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Includes index.
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Translation of: Germanske sprog.
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Contents; Preface; Abbreviations; I. The Germanic Languages; 1. Present-day extension; 2. Earliest attestation; 3. The early runic language; II. Germanic: An Indo-European Language Group; 1. Indo-European; 2. The position of Germanic within Indo-European; 3. Linguistic features characteristic of Germanic; III. Germanic Tribal Movements; 1. The Goths; 2. The Upper and Central German tribes; 3. The Anglo-Saxons; IV. The Grouping of the Germanic Languages; 1. Early attempts at Germanic dialect grouping; 2. Wrede, Maurer and the West Germanic problem; 3. Schwarz and his critics
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4. Recent attempts at Germanic dialect groupingV. Methodological Deliberations; 1. Stammbaum theory, wave theory and substratum theory; 2. Dialect geography; 3. Parallels (partly) attributable to other factors; 4. Closing remarks; References; Index
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-8173-0423-1
Language:
English
Keywords:
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