A Handbook Of Germanic Etymology
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Author | : Vladimir E. Orel |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 736 |
Release | : 2003 |
Genre | : Architecture |
ISBN | : |
This book represents a reconstruction of the Proto-Germanic vocabulary as attested in ancient and modern Germanic languages and projected to the Proto-Germanic level. The volume contains valuable linguistic information giving an outline of Proto-Germanic language, culture and pre-historic tradition. It is the first attempt to reconstruct the Proto-Germanic lexicon after the work of Falk and Torp in the beginning of the XXth century.
Author | : Michael T. Putnam |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 1176 |
Release | : 2020-04-16 |
Genre | : Foreign Language Study |
ISBN | : 1108386350 |
The first comprehensive overview of the structure of modern Germanic languages. Written by a team of internationally-renowned experts, it is a vital resource for students and researchers investigating the Germanic family of languages and dialects, covering key topics such as phonology, morphology, syntax, heritage and minority languages.
Author | : Robert Claiborne |
Publisher | : Anchor |
Total Pages | : 356 |
Release | : 1990 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 9780385414272 |
Robert Claiborne gives readers a short history of the English language to show how most of the words we use today evolved from a single taproot language called Indo-European. This book is a must for all word buffs and language lovers; an intelligent and uniquely accessible examination of our vocabulary by a recognized authority.
Author | : Philip Durkin |
Publisher | : OUP Oxford |
Total Pages | : 752 |
Release | : 2011-07-07 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 0191618780 |
This practical introduction to word history investigates every aspect of where words come from and how they change. Philip Durkin, chief etymologist of the Oxford English Dictionary, shows how different types of evidence can shed light on the myriad ways in which words change in form and meaning. He considers how such changes can be part of wider linguistic processes, or be influenced by a complex mixture of social and cultural factors. He illustrates every point with a wide range of fascinating examples. Dr Durkin investigates folk etymology and other changes which words undergo in everyday use. He shows how language families are established, how words in different languages can have a common ancester, and the ways in which the latter can be distinguished from words introduced through language contact. He examines the etymologies of the names of people and places. His focus is on English but he draws many examples from languages such as French, German, and Latin which cast light on the pre-histories of English words. The Oxford Guide to Etymology is reliable, readable, instructive, and enjoyable. Everyone interested in the history of words will value this account of an endlessly fascinating subject.
Author | : Carl PLOETZ |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 244 |
Release | : 1850 |
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Author | : Robert Mailhammer |
Publisher | : Museum Tusculanum Press |
Total Pages | : 362 |
Release | : 2015-11-06 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 8763542099 |
Most of us know of the Indo-European roots of European languages, but how did this precursor language take hold and what did Europe look like before it did so? This book explores the continent before the spread of the Indo-Europeans, examines its indigenous population and the contacts it had with Indo-European and Uralic immigrants, and, ultimately, asks how these origins led to the development of that crucial singularity for Europe’s languages. Drawing on archaeology, religious studies, and palaeography, the contributors offer a detailed and comprehensive picture of Europe’s linguistic and, in turn, cultural prehistory.
Author | : Anatoly Liberman |
Publisher | : OUP USA |
Total Pages | : 335 |
Release | : 2009-03-16 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 0195387074 |
A guide to the science and process of etymology for the layperson explains how the origins and history of hundreds of words are determined, discussing such topics as folk etymology, changes of meaning in language history, borrowed words, and the methods of etymology.
Author | : Gunivortus Goos |
Publisher | : BoD – Books on Demand |
Total Pages | : 346 |
Release | : 2022-10-26 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 375685597X |
This lexicon of Germanic deities fills a gap in its branch. It introduces goddesses and gods of Germanic peoples in the form of a lexicon. These are names of deities in inscriptions from Roman times, as well as deities from mostly medieval literary works from Iceland and Scandinavia, and goddesses and gods that are mentioned only in sources of later times, where the gathered collection of folk tales from the Renaissance on plays an important role. The quality of these sources varies greatly, all have their shortcomings and leave many questions unanswered. Regardless, this lexicon tries to explain all this as good as possible ... unambiguously and critically. The longer introductory chapter plays a central role in classifying and evaluating the provided information.
Author | : Václav Blažek |
Publisher | : Masarykova univerzita |
Total Pages | : 197 |
Release | : 2023-01-01 |
Genre | : Crafts & Hobbies |
ISBN | : 8028003583 |
Monografie sestává ze dvou hlavních a dvou doplňkových částí. První část přináší nejstarší lingvistické, epigrafické a archeologické informace o raných uživatelích germánských jazyků. Druhá část shrnuje historie jednotlivých jazyků od jejich kmenové minulosti zaznamenané antickými autory a zachycené v raných epigrafických památkách přes jejich literární tradice až po současnost. Přílohy zprostředkovávají hlavní modely genealogické klasifikace germánštiny mezi ostatními indoevropskými větvemi i vlastních germánských jazyků; srovnávací fonetiku a morfologii starých germánských jazyků; několik delších textů antických a středověkých autorů; přehled starogermánských písem; lexikostatistickou klasifikaci starogermánských jazyků a fríských dialektů. Bibliografie je rozdělena do dvou sekcí: (1) primární prameny; (2) (převážně) diachronní studie.
Author | : Jared Klein |
Publisher | : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG |
Total Pages | : 674 |
Release | : 2017-10-23 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 3110523876 |
This book presents the most comprehensive coverage of the field of Indo-European Linguistics in a century, focusing on the entire Indo-European family and treating each major branch and most minor languages. The collaborative work of 120 scholars from 22 countries, Handbook of Comparative and Historical Indo-European Linguistics combines the exhaustive coverage of an encyclopedia with the in-depth treatment of individual monographic studies.