South Atlantic Review · 1990 · 108 citations · 0 references
Language StudiesLinguisticsDialectologyHistorical LinguisticsLanguage DevelopmentDialect HistoryHistorical DialectologyLanguage FamiliesReconstruction Of Proto-languagesSlavic LinguisticsWord OriginsComparative Germanic LinguisticsEarly Dialect TextsGerman DialectsGermanic Name-formationLanguage Origins
The book is concerned especially with the debate surrounding the grouping of Germanic languages and with the research history of this controversial question. It discusses the methods applied to past attempts and outlines those aplicable to future research in the field. This book is aimed at anyone interested in Germanic language development.