Sievers' Law in Germanic
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Format
Hardback or Cased Book
Book Series
Berkeley Insights in Linguistics and Semiotics
ISBN-10
0820430420
ISBN-13
9780820430423
Publisher
Peter Lang Publishing Inc
Imprint
Peter Lang Publishing Inc
Country of Manufacture
US
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Mar 1st, 1998
Print length
288 Pages
Weight
576 grams
Dimensions
16.20 x 23.80 x 2.10 cms
Product Classification:
Language: history & general worksLiterary studies: classical, early & medieval
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One of the most interesting changes in Proto-Germanic was the alternation of y and w after short syllables with i and u after long, respectively - an alternation with far-reaching effects. Described by Eduard Sievers in 1878, this «law» has been the subject of controversy ever since. Is it related to a similar phenomenon in Vedic Sanskrit, and was it, therefore, Indo-European in origin? What is its relationship to alliterative verse in Germanic? This study addresses such questions and demonstrates that Sievers'' Law has played a wider role in Old English than heretofore demonstrated.
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