Download or read book New Insights in Germanic Linguistics I written by Irmengard Rauch and published by Peter Lang Incorporated, International Academic Publishers. This book was released on 1999 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fourteen papers representative of the 1996 Berkeley Germanic Linguistics Roundtable reflect the current resurgence of interest in phonological research. Interest in diachronic studies remains strong; historical research seems to be the locus for phonological studies, while syntax is pursued mainly with contemporary data. The Germanic dialects are well represented, with rich cross-linguistic evidence from non-Germanic languages. A broad array of current linguistic theories and paradigms, including the Minimalist Program, Semantic Typology, feature geometry, laboratory phonetics, and linguistic fieldwork pervade the collection.