Runes and Germanic Linguistics

von Elmer H. Antonsen

380 Seiten, Hardcover

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

The older runic inscriptions (ca. AD 150 - 450) represent the earliest attestation of any Germanic language. The close relationship of these inscriptions to the archaic Mediterranean writing traditions is demonstrated through the linguistic and orthographic analysis presented here. The extraordinary importance of these inscriptions for a proper understanding of the prehistory and early history of the present-day Germanic languages, including English, becomes abundantly clear once the accu-mulation of unfounded claims of older mythological and cultic studies is cleared away.

• Reihe: Trends in Linguistics. Studies and Monographs [TiLSM]
• Themen: Sprache und Sprachwissenschaft Sprachwissenschaft, Linguistik Vergleichende Linguistik
• ISBN: 9783110174625
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 30.07.2002
• Größe: 23 x 15.5 cm
• Verlag: de Gruyter Mouton