The proto-germanic n-stems : a study in diachronic morphophonology / Guus Kroonen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kroonen, Guus, 1979-

Series:

Leiden Studies in Indo-European 18.

Leiden studies in Indo-European ; 18

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Germanic languages--Phonology.

Germanic languages.

Proto-Germanic language--Phonology.

Proto-Germanic language.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (416 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam ; New York : Rodopi, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Contents:

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.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 357-390) and index.

ISBN:

9786613034564

9781283034562

1283034565

9789042032934

9042032936

OCLC:

714568804

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789042032934 DOI