{"product_id":"the-germanic-auslautgesetze-9789051837308","title":"The Germanic 'Auslautgesetze'","description":"The overall interpretation of Old Germanic phonology and morphology has much to gain from the recent and revolutionary views that were developed in its 'mother' discipline, Indo-European linguistics. For the first time, the Germanic \u003ci\u003eAuslaut\u003c\/i\u003e problem, i.e. the interpretation of the historical development of final syllables between Proto-Indo-European and Germanic, is analyzed against the background of the modern reconstruction of Proto-Indo-European. This especially entails new interpretations of various detail problems in the field of nominal and verbal morphology. Moreover, the traditional assumption of contrasting intonations yielding different inflexional endings (e.g. circumflex *-õm \u0026gt; Goth \u003ci\u003e??o??\u003c\/i\u003e, OHG \u003ci\u003e-o\u003c\/i\u003e in the _-stem genitive plural, but acute *-_m \u0026gt; Goth \u003ci\u003e-a\u003c\/i\u003e, OHG \u003ci\u003e-a\u003c\/i\u003e in the _-stem accusative singular) must be replaced by a theory that is in accordance with our present-day knowledge of Proto-Indo-European as a language that most probably did not display such contrasts.\u003cbr\u003e\nIt is above all the interpretation of long vowels and diphthongs in Old Germanic final syllables that has given rise to a long discussion. After the standard theory, which entered most handbooks of Old Germanic linguistics, was established, it was proven to be unlikely by new investigations. Especially Lane, in his epoch-making article (JEGP 62, 1963: 155 ff), renewed the discussion and drew interesting conclusions. Studies by Antonsen, Beck, Kortlandt, Voyles and others (sometimes dealing with other subjects than Germanic \u003ci\u003eAuslaut\u003c\/i\u003e proper) also provide materials for a new theory. With respect to this 'long vowel problem', older theories (including the standard view) and modern ideas are discussed before a new interpretation is proposed.\u003cbr\u003e\nThe evidence is discussed in the form of a historical overview of the nominal and verbal morphology of the Old Germanic dialects. This part of the book can therefore also be used as a reference guide in the field of historical morphology. This approach is adopted from a recent key-study in the field of \u003ci\u003eAuslaut\u003c\/i\u003e, viz. Jones' dissertation (1979, Chapell Hill).\u003cbr\u003e\nThe growing interest in the relative chronology of \u003ci\u003eLautgesetze\u003c\/i\u003e, - which was, for example, the theme of the Leiden \u003ci\u003eFachtagung der Indogermanischen Gesellschaft\u003c\/i\u003e of 1986 -, is met with where a chronological order of the \u003ci\u003eAuslautgesetze\u003c\/i\u003e of the separate dialects is proposed. This part of the book may serve as a stimulus for the necessary discussion of the subject.","brand":"Dirk Boutkan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48268753273083,"sku":"9789051837308","price":233.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/3917\/9771\/files\/CoreSourceHub_d019e343-d638-4a64-965a-61f81c20f66c.jpg?v=1770937598","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/the-germanic-auslautgesetze-9789051837308","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}