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    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      06 July 2010
      21 December 2006
      ISBN:
      9780511755071
      9780521808255
      9780521015110
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511755071
      Dimensions:
      (228 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.957kg, 524 Pages
      Dimensions:
      (228 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.836kg, 522 Pages
      • Series:
      Cambridge Language Surveys
      Subjects:
      European Language and Linguistics, English Language and Linguistics: General Interest, Language and Linguistics, Semantics and Pragmatics
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    Series:
    Cambridge Language Surveys
    Subjects:
    European Language and Linguistics, English Language and Linguistics: General Interest, Language and Linguistics, Semantics and Pragmatics
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    Germanic - one of the largest sub-groups of the Indo-European language family - comprises 37 languages with an estimated 470 million speakers worldwide. This book presents a comparative linguistic survey of the full range of Germanic languages, both ancient and modern, including major world languages such as English and German (West Germanic), the Scandinavian (North Germanic) languages, and the extinct East Germanic languages. Unlike previous studies, it does not take a chronological or a language-by-language approach, organized instead around linguistic constructions and subsystems. Considering dialects alongside standard varieties, it provides a detailed account of topics such as case, word formation, sound systems, vowel length, syllable structure, the noun phrase, the verb phrase, the expression of tense and mood, and the syntax of the clause. Authoritative and comprehensive, this much-needed survey will be welcomed by scholars and students of the Germanic languages, as well as linguists across the many branches of the field.

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    'This is a scholarly but readable book, and a very welcome addition to the field.'

    Source: The Year's Work in Modern Language Studies

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