Investigating West Germanic Languages

Investigating West Germanic Languages
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Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing Company
Total Pages : 335
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ISBN-10 : 9789027247100
ISBN-13 : 9027247102
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Book Synopsis Investigating West Germanic Languages by : Jennifer Hendriks

Download or read book Investigating West Germanic Languages written by Jennifer Hendriks and published by John Benjamins Publishing Company. This book was released on 2024-05-15 with total page 335 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume celebrates Robert B. Howell's wide-ranging contribution as a scholar, mentor, collaborator, and colleague in the field of Germanic linguistics. In addition to investigating present-day or past varieties of Afrikaans, Dutch, English, Flemish, German, and Pennsylvania Dutch, each of the thirteen contributions in this volume explores one or more of the topics found in Howell’s work: (1) Linguistic structure and change (Page, Sundquist, Fagan, De Vaan); (2) Migration, contact, and change (Fertig, Louden, Roberge); (3) Vernacular sources and change (Auer & Gordon, Hendriks, Van der Wal); (4) Historical sociolinguistics: past, present, and future (Van Bree, Crombez, Vandenbussche & Vosters, Lauersdorf & Salmons).


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