Format:
1 Online-Ressource (424 pages)
ISBN:
9789042032934
Series Statement:
Leiden studies in Indo-European 18
Content:
Preliminary Material -- Preface -- List of abbreviations -- Preliminary Remarks -- Introduction -- The inflection of the n-stems -- The Proto-Germanic geminates -- Kluge’s law and the n-stems -- Kluge’s law and the directionals -- Consonant gradation in the verb -- A life without Kluge’s law? -- Root ablaut in the n-stems -- The evidence -- Pseudo-ablaut -- Summary and outlook -- Bibliography -- Index of cited forms.
Content:
The n -stems are an intriguing part of Proto-Germanic morphology. Unlike any other noun class, the n -stems have roots that are characterized by systematic consonant and vowel alternations across the different Germanic dialects. This monograph represents a diachronic investigation of this root variation. It traces back the Germanic n -stems to their Indo-European origin, and clarifies their formal characteristics by an interaction of sound law and analogy. This book therefore is not just an attempt to account for the typology of the Germanic n -stems, but also a case study of the impact that sound change may have on the evolution of morphology and derivation
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 357-390) and index
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9789042032927
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Kroonen, Guus, 1979- Proto-germanic n-stems Amsterdam ; New York : Rodopi, 2011 ISBN 9789042032927
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1163/9789042032934
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