From Proto-Indo-European to Proto-Germanic / Donald Ringe.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ringe, Don, Jr., 1954-

Series:

Linguistic history of English ; v. 1.

A linguistic history of English ; v. 1

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English language--History.

English language.

Proto-Indo-European language.

Proto-Germanic language.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (366 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book describes the earliest reconstructable stages of the prehistory of English. It outlines the grammar of Proto-Indo-European, considers the changes by which one dialect of that prehistoric language developed into Proto-Germanic, and provides a detailed account of the grammar of Proto-Germanic. The focus throughout the book is on linguistic structure. In the course of his exposition Professor Ringe draws on a long tradition of work on many languages, including Hittite,Sanskrit, Greek, Latin, Slavic, Gothic, and Old Norse. Written to be intelligible to those with a background in modern l

Contents:

Contents; List of Abbreviations; Acknowledgements; Note on Transcription; 1 General introduction; 2 Proto-Indo-European; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 PIE phonology; 2.2.1 PIE obstruents; 2.2.2 PIE sonorants and high vowels; 2.2.3 PIE nonhigh vowels; 2.2.4 PIE phonological rules; 2.2.5 PIE accent; 2.3 PIE inflectional morphology; 2.3.1 PIE inflectional categories; 2.3.2 Formal expression of inflectional categories; 2.3.3 PIE verb inflection; 2.3.4 PIE noun inflection; 2.3.5 PIE adjective inflection; 2.3.6 The inflection of other PIE nominals; 2.4 PIE derivational morphology; 2.4.1 Compounding

2.4.2 PIE derivational suffixes2.5 PIE syntax; 2.6 The PIE lexicon; 3 The development of Proto-Germanic; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Regular sound changes; 3.2.1 The elimination of laryngeals, and related developments of vowels; 3.2.2 Changes affecting sonorants; 3.2.3 Changes affecting obstruents; 3.2.4 Grimm's Law and Verner's Law; 3.2.5 Sievers' Law and non-initial syllables; 3.2.6 Loss of *j, *w, and *(Omited); miscellaneous consonant changes; 3.2.7 Other changes of vowels; 3.2.8 Chronological overview; 3.3 Restructurings of the inflectional morphology

3.3.1 The restructuring of the verb system3.3.2 The double paradigm of adjectives; 3.4 The development of inflectional morphology in detail; 3.4.1 Changes in inflectional categories; 3.4.2 Changes in the formal expression of inflectional categories; 3.4.3 Changes in verb inflection; 3.4.4 Changes in noun inflection; 3.4.5 Changes in the inflection of other nominals; 3.5 Changes in other components of the grammar; 4 Proto-Germanic; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 PGmc phonology; 4.2.1 PGmc consonants; 4.2.2 PGmc vocalics; 4.3 PGmc inflectional morphology; 4.3.1 Inflectional categories of PGmc

4.3.2 The formal expression of PGmc inflectional categories4.3.3 PGmc verb inflection; 4.3.4 PGmc noun inflection; 4.3.5 PGmc adjective inflection; 4.3.6 The inflection of other PGmc nominals; 4.4 PGmc word formation; 4.4.1 Compounding; 4.4.2 PGmc derivational suffixes; 4.5 PGmc syntax; 4.6 The PGmc lexicon; References; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [298]-306) and index.

ISBN:

0-19-955229-0

1-4294-9182-5

0-19-153633-4

9786610870028

1-280-87002-8

OCLC:

731646905