The Germanic Languages : Origins and Early Dialectal Interrelations / Hans Frede Nielsen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Nielsen, Hans Frede, 1943-2021.

Standardized Title:

Germanske sprog. English

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Germanic languages--History.

Germanic languages.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (189 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Tuscaloosa, Alabama : The University of Alabama Press, 1989.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

<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>

Contents:

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

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

Notes:

Includes index.

Translation of: Germanske sprog.

Bibliography: p. 153-170.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780817388706

0817388702

OCLC:

597734678