The proto-Germanic n-stems : : a study in diachronic morphophonology / / Guus Kroonen.

• Superior document: Leiden studies in Indo-European ; 18
• Author: Kroonen, Guus, 1979-
• Place / Publishing House: Amsterdam : : Rodopi,, 2011.
• Year of Publication: 2011
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Leiden Studies in Indo-European 18.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (416 pages)

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.

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material -- Preface -- List of abbreviations -- Preliminary Remarks -- Introduction -- The inflection of the n-stems -- The Proto-Germanic geminates -- Kluge’s law and the n-stems -- Kluge’s law and the directionals -- Consonant gradation in the verb -- A life without Kluge’s law? -- Root ablaut in the n-stems -- The evidence -- Pseudo-ablaut -- Summary and outlook -- Bibliography -- Index of cited forms.