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The proto-germanic n-stems : a study in diachronic morphophonology /
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 varia...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Amsterdam ; New York :
Rodopi,
2011.
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| Colección: | Leiden studies in Indo-European ;
18. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | 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 s. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (424 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 357-390) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9789042032934 9042032936 1283034565 9781283034562 9786613034564 6613034568 |