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ISBN: | 9789042032934 9042032936 9789042032927 9042032928
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Notes: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 357-390) and index. Print version record.
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Summary: | 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 variation. It traces back the Germanic n -stems to their Indo-European origin, and clarifies their formal characteristics by an interaction of sound law and analogy. This book therefore is not just an attempt to account for the typology of the Germanic n -stems, but also a case study of the impact that s.
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Other form: | Print version: Kroonen, Guus, 1979- Proto-germanic n-stems. Amsterdam ; New York : Rodopi, 2011 9789042032927
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