Germanic Languages - General & Miscellaneous, Historical (Diachronic) Linguistics

The Germanic Languages: Origins and Early Dialectal Interrelations

Name: The Germanic Languages: Origins and Early Dialectal Interrelations
Author: Hans Frede Nielsen
ISBN: 9780817304232

by Hans Frede Nielsen, Hans F. Nielsen

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"The Germanic Languages" may easily be read by scholars with limited knowledge of Germanic philology. It provides a solid introduction to the debate generated by attempts at classification. In addition, it contains an extensive bibliography of related works and pays considerable attention to necessary background information."—Language

About the Author, Hans Frede Nielsen

Hans Frede Nielsen is Associate Professor of English, Odense University, Denmark. He is the author of three books on Germanic and English historical linguistics.

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Nielsen (English, Odense U., Denmark) is concerned especially with the debate surrounding the grouping of Germanic languages and with the research history of this question. He discusses the methods applied to past attempts and outlines those applicable to future research in the field. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)