Contributions Toward a History of Arabico-Gothic Culture / / Leo Wiener.
Wiener argues that Germanic languages have arisen by a sudden influx of Low Latin and Arabic. He demonstrates that they developed from the Graeco-Latin glossaries through Gothic interpretations, which owe their origin to the Graeco-Arabic learning in Spain.
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| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Gorgias Press Backlist eBook-Package 2001-2013 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Piscataway, NJ : : Gorgias Press, , [2002] ©2002 |
| Year of Publication: | 2002 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (356 p.) |
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| Other title: | Frontmatter -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- FOREWORD -- SOURCES QUOTED -- ULFILAS -- JORDANES -- PSEUDO-BEROSUS -- HUNIBALD -- THE GERMANIA OF TACITUS -- PSEUDO-VENANTIUS -- WORD INDEX -- SUBJECT INDEX -- TABLES |
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| Summary: | Wiener argues that Germanic languages have arisen by a sudden influx of Low Latin and Arabic. He demonstrates that they developed from the Graeco-Latin glossaries through Gothic interpretations, which owe their origin to the Graeco-Arabic learning in Spain. |
| Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
| ISBN: | 9781463208226 9783111024141 9783110663037 |
| DOI: | 10.31826/9781463208226 |
| Access: | restricted access |
| Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
| Statement of Responsibility: | Leo Wiener. |