The proto-germanic n-stems : a study in diachronic morphophonology /

The n -stems are an intriguing part of Proto-Germanic morphology. Unlike any other noun class, the n -stems have roots that are characterized by systematic consonant and vowel alternations across the different Germanic dialects. This monograph represents a diachronic investigation of this root varia...

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Main Author: Kroonen, Guus, 1979-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam ; New York : Rodopi, 2011.
Series:Leiden studies in Indo-European ; 18.
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Online Access: Full text (Emmanuel users only)
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; PREFACE; LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS; PRELIMINARY REMARKS; 1 INTRODUCTION; 2 THE INFLECTION OF THE N-STEMS; 3 THE PROTO-GERMANIC GEMINATES; 4 KLUGE'S LAW AND THE N-STEMS; 5 KLUGE'S LAW AND THE DIRECTIONALS; 6 CONSONANT GRADATION IN THE VERB; 7 A LIFE WITHOUT KLUGE'S LAW?; 8 ROOT ABLAUT IN THE N-STEMS; 9 THE EVIDENCE; 10 PSEUDO-ABLAUT; 11 SUMMARY AND OUTLOOK; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX OF CITED FORMS.