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The Germanic Languages
Abstract
Germanic - one of the largest sub-groups of the Indo-European language family - comprises 37 languages with an estimated 470 million speakers worldwide. This book presents a comparative linguistic survey of the full range of Germanic languages, both ancient and modern, including major world languages such as English and German (West Germanic), the Scandinavian (North Germanic) languages, and the extinct East Germanic languages. Unlike previous studies, it does not take a chronological or a language-by-language approach, organized instead around linguistic constructions and subsystems. Considering dialects alongside standard varieties, it provides a detailed account of topics such as case, word formation, sound systems, vowel length, syllable structure, the noun phrase, the verb phrase, the expression of tense and mood, and the syntax of the clause. Authoritative and comprehensive, this much-needed survey will be welcomed by scholars and students of the Germanic languages, as well as linguists across the many branches of the field.
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- Authors
- Harbert, W.
- Affiliations
- Cornell University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Harbert, Wayne
- Venue
- Cambridge University Press eBooks
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Published
- 2006-12-21
- Volume
- 8
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 293-303
- OpenAlex
- W2126538223
- Cited by
- 227
- References
- 0
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- FWCI
- 5.77
- Type
- book
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Cambridge University Press eBooks (publishedVersion)
- American Journal of Germanic Linguistics and Literatures (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Language and Linguistics › Linguistics and language evolution
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Language and Linguistics › Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Language and Linguistics › Linguistics and Language Studies
- Keywords
- Germanic languages, Indo-European languages, comparative linguistics, case, word formation, sound systems, vowel duration, syllable structure, noun phrases, verb phrases, tense and mood, dialects, West Germanic languages, Scandinavian languages, English language, German
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