| Description |
1 online resource (366 pages) |
| Series |
A Linguistic History of English, 1 |
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Linguistic history of English ; 1.
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| Contents |
List of Abbreviations; Acknowledgements; Note on Transcription; 1 General introduction; 2 Proto-Indo-European; 3 The development of Proto-Germanic; 4 Proto-Germanic; References; Index |
| 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 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
English language -- History.
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Proto-Indo-European language.
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Proto-Germanic language.
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LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Linguistics -- General.
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English language
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Proto-Germanic language
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Proto-Indo-European language
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780191536335 |
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0191536334 |
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9780199284139 |
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019928413X |
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