Germanic loanwords in Proto-Slavic /

This book is a comprehensive study of the Germanic loanwords in Proto-Slavic. It includes an investigation of all Germanic words that were borrowed into Proto-Slavic until its disintegration in the early ninth century. Research into the phonology, morphology and semantics of the loanwords serves as...

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Main Author: Pronk-Tiethoff, Saskia (Saskia Elisabeth), 1981-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam : Editions Rodopi, 2013.
Series:Leiden studies in Indo-European.
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Summary:This book is a comprehensive study of the Germanic loanwords in Proto-Slavic. It includes an investigation of all Germanic words that were borrowed into Proto-Slavic until its disintegration in the early ninth century. Research into the phonology, morphology and semantics of the loanwords serves as the basis of an investigation into the Germanic donor languages of the individual loanwords. The loanwords can be shown to be mainly of Gothic, High German and Low German origin. One of the aims of the present study is to clarify the accentuation of Germanic loanwords in Proto-Slavic and to explain.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9789401209847
9401209847
1306315603
9781306315609