New Insights in Germanic Linguistics I

Fourteen papers representative of the 1996 Berkeley Germanic Linguistics Roundtable reflect the current resurgence of interest in phonological research. Interest in diachronic studies remains strong; historical research seems to be the locus for phonological studies, while syntax is pursued mainly with contemporary data. The Germanic dialects are well represented, with rich cross-linguistic evidence from non-Germanic languages. A broad array of current linguistic theories and paradigms, including the Minimalist Program, Semantic Typology, feature geometry, laboratory phonetics, and linguistic fieldwork pervade the collection.

Sommario

Contents: John Ole Askedal: Non-extraposed adjective-governed infinitives in German - Charles M. Barrack: On the trail of phantom *glitmuneis - Lee Forester: On the pragmatics of umlaut in Early New High German - Kurt Gustav Goblirsch: The cause of gemination in West Germanic - Eugene Green: Presuppositions and semiotic patterns in Anglo-Saxon royal codes - Joshua S. Guenter: If Germanic stops inherited a voicing contrast, why is what we find today an aspiration contrast? - Paul Listen: The emergence of polite Sie in Early New High German - Erik Macki: Towards a diachronic syntax - Enrique Mallén: Nominal genitive arguments and adjective placement in German - Irmengard Rauch: BAG VI: Toward a grammar of German e-mail - Irmengard Rauch: Feature spreading in Old High German and Old Saxon: Umlaut, monophthongization, pragmatics - James A. Ritchie: R Myth-athesis: A perception based approach at understanding some r-related sound changes - Hermann Scheuringer: German word history and German political history: The case of «Januar» and «Jänner» - Sang Hwan Seong: Semantic transparency and its implications: With special reference to German and Korean as SOV type.

Info autore

The Editors: Irmengard Rauch is Professor of Germanic Linguistics at the University of California, Berkeley.
Gerald F. Carr is Professor of German at California State University, Sacramento.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Con la collaborazione di: Gerald F Carr (Editore), Gerald F. Carr (Editore), Irmengard Rauch (Editore), Rauch Irmengard (Editore)
• Editore: Ingram Publishers Services
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 01.11.1999
• EAN: 9780820438887
• ISBN: 978-0-8204-3888-7
• Pagine: 260
• Peso: 490 g
• Illustrazioni: Illustrations, maps
• Serie: Berkeley Insights in Linguistics and Semiotics
• Categorie: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Linguistica generale e comparata; LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General, FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY / German, Sociolinguistics, Grammar & vocabulary, Language: reference & general, Language: reference and general, Historical & comparative linguistics, Language learning: grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation, Historical and comparative linguistics