The Germanic Languages (Routledge Language Family Series)
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| Rating | : | 4.85 (522 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0415280796 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 648 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-09-21 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Provides a unique, up-to-date survey of twelve Germanic languages from English and German to Faroese and Yiddish.
Ekkehard KD"onig is Professor of English linguistics at the Free University of Berlin and Johan van der Auwera is Professor of English and General Linguistics at the University of Antwerp.
The Germanic Languagesthe use of such a book? This book is very typical in its study on the three common divisions of the Germanic Languages (East, West and North), ancient and modern. Among these divisions is as follows: Gothic (which is concentrated heavily on, being the only "Eastern" Germanic language), Old and Middle English as well as Modern English, Icelandic, Faroese, Norwegian, Swedish, Danish, German, Yiddish, Pennsylvania German, Dutch, Afrikaans and Frisian. Each chapter is devoted to one or the other of the languages and goes into great detail on History, Phonology, Present-day usage, Morphology, Developments, Systems, Structure and some Grammar. Mind you, this is not a l. grievously disappointing This is perhaps my worst buy in linguistics ever: I am so disappointed by the mess this book makes of such a fascinating subject that I am at pains in giving something of a well organized review.The only assets are the chapters describing Danish and Frisian (10 and 16 respectively): concise, clear, simple, finely organised. Even the parts about syntax are well executed and understandable.The chapter about Old and Middle Continental West Germanic (grievously disappointing Furio This is perhaps my worst buy in linguistics ever: I am so disappointed by the mess this book makes of such a fascinating subject that I am at pains in giving something of a well organized review.The only assets are the chapters describing Danish and Frisian (10 and 16 respectively): concise, clear, simple, finely organised. Even the parts about syntax are well executed and understandable.The chapter about Old and Middle Continental West Germanic (4) neglects lexis but is otherwise fairly clear and well balanced.The rest of the book? Varying from outright bad to a total catastrophe.Quoting from the blurb on the fourth cover:"focusing on the. ) neglects lexis but is otherwise fairly clear and well balanced.The rest of the book? Varying from outright bad to a total catastrophe.Quoting from the blurb on the fourth cover:"focusing on the. Useful and one of the few works of its kind THE GERMANIC LANGUAGES is an entry in Routledge's Language Family Descriptions series that gives brief grammatical overviews of the main languages in this family, ancient and modern. The languages covered here are Gothic, Old Norse and Middle Scandinavian, Old and Middle Continental West Germanic, Old and Middle English, Icelandic, Faroese, Norwegian, Swedish, Danish, German, Yiddish, Pennsylvania German, Dutch, Afrikaans, Frisian, English, and finally Germanic creoles.Like other entries in this series, the grammar, population, and lexis of each language is treated. It is nice to see so many descriptions of ancient languages and emphasis o
The way the languages are treated in this edition as well as its editorial organization make it a recommendable reference book for students of the Germanic philology as well as a useful source of information for linguistics dealing either with comparative or historical linguistics.' - International Review of Applied Linguistics'Both the authors and the editors have done a excellent job. It provides a valuable basis for further comparative studies across the distinctly and yet differently related Germanic group of languages.' - Studies in Language'An index, maps and tables/figures advance the seminal nature of The Germanic Languages for the study and research of general, Germanic, and Indo-European linguistics.' - Irmengard Rauch, Besprechungen. 'The Germani