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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 sound change may have on the evolution of morphology and derivation.

Germanic languages --- Proto-Germanic language --- Verner's law --- Phonology --- History --- Phonetics --- Grammar --- Historical linguistics --- Indo-European languages --- Phonology. --- Germanische Sprachen.

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Proto-Indo-European language --- Indo-European languages --- Sievers' law --- Verner's law --- Proto-Aryan language --- Protoindoeuropean language --- Phonology.

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H (The sound) --- Indo-European languages --- -Aryan languages --- Indo-Germanic languages --- Consonants --- Phonetics --- Phonology --- Phonology. --- -Phonology --- H (The sound). --- -Consonants --- Aryan languages --- Sievers' law --- Verner's law

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In The Indo-European Syllable Andrew Miles Byrd investigates the process of syllabification within Proto-Indo-European (PIE), revealing connections to a number of seemingly unrelated phonological processes in the proto-language. Drawing from insights in linguistic typology and synchronic theory, he makes two significant advances in our understanding of PIE phonology. First, by analyzing securely reconstructable consonant clusters at word’s edge, he devises a methodology which allows us to predict which types of consonant clusters could occur word-medially in PIE. Thus, a number of previously disconnected phonological rules can now be understood as being part of a conspiracy motivated by violations in syllable structure. Second, he uncovers evidence of morphological influence within the syllable, created by processes such as quantitative ablaut. These advances allow us to view PIE as a synchronic grammar, one which can be described by -- and contribute to -- modern linguistic theory.

Indo-European language --- Indo-European languages --- Reconstruction (Linguistics) --- Internal reconstruction (Linguistics) --- Protolanguages --- Historical linguistics --- Sievers' law --- Verner's law --- Syllabication. --- Phonology.

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Germanic - one of the largest sub-groups of the Indo-European language family - comprises 37 languages with an estimated 470 million speakers worldwide. This book presents a comparative linguistic survey of the full range of Germanic languages, both ancient and modern, including major world languages such as English and German (West Germanic), the Scandinavian (North Germanic) languages, and the extinct East Germanic languages. Unlike previous studies, it does not take a chronological or a language-by-language approach, organized instead around linguistic constructions and subsystems. Considering dialects alongside standard varieties, it provides a detailed account of topics such as case, word formation, sound systems, vowel length, syllable structure, the noun phrase, the verb phrase, the expression of tense and mood, and the syntax of the clause. Authoritative and comprehensive, this much-needed survey will be welcomed by scholars and students of the Germanic languages, as well as linguists across the many branches of the field.

Germanic languages --- Phonology --- Syntax --- Morphology --- 803 --- Germaanse taalkunde --- Morphology. --- Phonology. --- Syntax. --- 803 Germaanse taalkunde --- Verner's law --- Teutonic languages --- Indo-European languages --- Arts and Humanities --- Language & Linguistics --- Germanic languages - Phonology --- Germanic languages - Syntax --- Germanic languages - Morphology