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

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 varia...

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Superior document:Leiden studies in Indo-European ; 18
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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)
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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.