The Morphology of English Dialects
Title | The Morphology of English Dialects PDF eBook |
Author | Lieselotte Anderwald |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 241 |
Release | 2009-04-09 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | 0521884977 |
This book argues that, contrary to popular opinion, dialects do have a grammar, and that 'non standard' language often makes more sense.
Publications
Title | Publications PDF eBook |
Author | English Dialect Society |
Publisher | |
Pages | 160 |
Release | 1891 |
Genre | |
ISBN |
Loan Phonology and the Two Transfer Types in Language Contact
Title | Loan Phonology and the Two Transfer Types in Language Contact PDF eBook |
Author | Frans van Coetsem |
Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG |
Pages | 228 |
Release | 2016-04-25 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | 3110884860 |
Publications of the Modern Language Association of America
Title | Publications of the Modern Language Association of America PDF eBook |
Author | Modern Language Association of America |
Publisher | |
Pages | 792 |
Release | 1886 |
Genre | Languages, Modern |
ISBN |
Vols. for 1921-1969 include annual bibliography, called 1921-1955, American bibliography; 1956-1963, Annual bibliography; 1964-1968, MLA international bibliography.
The Germanic Strong Verbs
Title | The Germanic Strong Verbs PDF eBook |
Author | Robert Mailhammer |
Publisher | Walter de Gruyter |
Pages | 273 |
Release | 2008-09-25 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | 3110198789 |
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 systemic position of ablaut is typologically different from that in the verb morphology of the Indo-European parent language. Moreover, the origin of the lengthened grade preterits and other well-known morphological problems of the strong verbs are discussed. After developing a methodological framework, the second part of the book presents a quantitative analysis of the etymological situation of the strong verbs. It demonstrates that the etymological relations of the strong verbs are significantly less clear than commonly assumed, as almost half of them have no accepted etymology. A comparative quantification of the primary verbs of Sanskrit and Ancient Greek, both of which possess much better etymological connections within the Indo-European language family, underlines the significance of the Germanic data and the validity of the analytical framework. Taken together, the investigations presented in this book put the Germanic strong verbs in a new and markedly different light. Their largely obscure etymological situation in combination with their far-reaching morphological restructuring has telling implications for the prehistory of the Germanic languages and suggests new pathways for future research.
Modern Philology
Title | Modern Philology PDF eBook |
Author | Philip Schuyler Allen |
Publisher | |
Pages | 672 |
Release | 1908 |
Genre | Languages, Modern |
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Vols. 30-54 include 1932-56 of "Victorian bibliography," prepared by a committee of the Victorian Literature Group of the Modern Language Association of America.
Transactions of the American Philological Association
Title | Transactions of the American Philological Association PDF eBook |
Author | American Philological Association |
Publisher | |
Pages | 566 |
Release | 1885 |
Genre | Philology |
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