The Germanic Strong Verbs: Foundations and Development of a New System

by Robert Mailhammer

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3110199572
• ISBN13: 9783110199574
• Release Date: May 2007
• Publisher: de Gruyter Mouton
• Length: 271 Pages
• Weight: 1.11 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.5" x 9.2"
• Age Range: 22 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary