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Runes and Germanic linguistics /
The older runic inscriptions (ca. AD 150 - 450) represent the earliest attestation of any Germanic language. The close relationship of these inscriptions to the archaic Mediterranean writing traditions is demonstrated through the linguistic and orthographic analysis presented here. The extraordinary...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Berlin :
New York : Mouton de Gruyter,
2002.
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| Colección: | Trends in linguistics. Studies and monographs ;
140. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | The older runic inscriptions (ca. AD 150 - 450) represent the earliest attestation of any Germanic language. The close relationship of these inscriptions to the archaic Mediterranean writing traditions is demonstrated through the linguistic and orthographic analysis presented here. The extraordinary importance of these inscriptions for a proper understanding of the prehistory and early history of the present-day Germanic languages, including English, becomes abundantly clear once the accu-mulation of unfounded claims of older mythological and cultic studies is cleared away. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xxii, 380 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 343-366) and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9783110885521 3110885522 |