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PublisherCambridge University Press

ISBN-100521015111

ISBN-139780521015110

eBay Product ID (ePID)54033785

Product Key Features

Number of Pages522 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameGermanic Languages

SubjectGeneral, German

Publication Year2006

TypeLanguage Course

AuthorWayne Harbert

Subject AreaForeign Language Study

SeriesCambridge Language Surveys Ser.

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height1.2 in

Item Weight29.5 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

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Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

TitleLeadingThe

Reviews'This is a scholarly but readable book, and a very welcome addition to the field.' The Year's Work in Modern Language Studies, "The organization of natural language data provided makes this book an easily accessible resource for language learners and instructors. This work should receive a high volume of readership and will be frequently consulted, as it is a thorough treatment of the structure of Germanic languages past and present." --Michael T. Putnam, Carson-Newman College

Dewey Edition22

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal430

Table Of Content1. Introduction; 2. The Germanic lexicon; 3. The sound systems of Germanic: inventories, alternations and structures; 4. The Germanic nominal system: paradigmatic and syntagmatic variation; 5. The verbal systems of Germanic: paradigmatic and syntagmatic comparison; 6. The syntax of the clause.

SynopsisThis book presents a comparative linguistic survey of the full range of Germanic languages, providing a detailed account of key topics in their morphology, phonology and syntax. It will be welcomed by scholars and students of the Germanic languages, as well as linguists across the many branches of the field., Germanic - one of the largest sub-groups of the Indo-European language family - comprises 37 languages with an estimated 470 million speakers worldwide. This book presents a comparative linguistic survey of the full range of Germanic languages, both ancient and modern, including major world languages such as English and German (West Germanic), the Scandinavian (North Germanic) languages, and the extinct East Germanic languages. Unlike previous studies, it does not take a chronological or a language-by-language approach, organized instead around linguistic constructions and subsystems. Considering dialects alongside standard varieties, it provides a detailed account of topics such as case, word formation, sound systems, vowel length, syllable structure, the noun phrase, the verb phrase, the expression of tense and mood, and the syntax of the clause. Authoritative and comprehensive, this much-needed survey will be welcomed by scholars and students of the Germanic languages, as well as linguists across the many branches of the field.

LC Classification NumberPD71 .H37 2007