Thе Gеrmаnic Strong Vеrbs: Foundаtions аnd Dеvеlopmеnt of а Nеw Systеm (Trеnds in Linguistics. Studiеs аnd Monogrаphs)
Publisher: Mouton dе Gruytеr
Number of Pages: 262
Published: 2007-05-01
List price: $123.00
As a contribution to the ongoing discussion of the genesis of the Germanic language, this book investigates the strong verbs of Proto-Germanic using a new approach that combines historical and typological morphology with quantitative etymology. It reveals that the morphological peculiarities and the etymological problems of the strong verbs have been considerably underestimated. The first part of the book explains how drastically the inherited verb system was transformed when it was uniformized and simplified around a functionalized verbal ablaut. In particular, it is shown that the systemi...