From Proto-Indo-European to Proto-Germanic.
This book describes the earliest reconstructable stages of the prehistory of English. It outlines the grammar of Proto-Indo-European, considers the changes by which one dialect of that prehistoric language developed into Proto-Germanic, and provides a detailed account of the grammar of Proto-Germani...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford :
OUP Oxford,
2006.
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| Series: | Linguistic history of English ;
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | This book describes the earliest reconstructable stages of the prehistory of English. It outlines the grammar of Proto-Indo-European, considers the changes by which one dialect of that prehistoric language developed into Proto-Germanic, and provides a detailed account of the grammar of Proto-Germanic. The focus throughout the book is on linguistic structure. In the course of his exposition Professor Ringe draws on a long tradition of work on many languages, including Hittite, Sanskrit, Greek, Latin, Slavic, Gothic, and Old Norse. Written to be intelligible to those with a background in modern l. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (366 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780191536335 0191536334 9780199284139 019928413X |