An edition of A History of English: Volume I (2006)

A History of English: Volume I

From Proto-Indo-European to Proto-Germanic (A Linguistic History of English)

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An edition of A History of English: Volume I (2006)

A History of English: Volume I

From Proto-Indo-European to Proto-Germanic (A Linguistic History of English)

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Proto-Germanic language, Proto-Indo-European language, English language, History
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A History of English: Volume I: From Proto-Indo-European to Proto-Germanic (A Linguistic History of English)
October 16, 2006, Oxford University Press, USA
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Table of Contents

1. General introduction
Page 1
2. Proto-Indo-European
Page 4
2.1. Introduction
Page 4
2.2. PIE phonology
Page 6
2.2.1. PIE obstruents
Page 7
2.2.2. PIE sonorants and high vowels
Page 9
2.2.3. PIE nonhigh vowels
Page 10
2.2.4. PIE phonological rules
Page 11
2.2.5. PIE accent
Page 21
2.3. PIE inflectional morphology
Page 22
2.3.1. PIE inflectional categories
Page 22
2.3.2. Formal expression of inflectional categories
Page 26
2.3.3. PIE verb inflection
Page 27
2.3.4. PIE noun inflection
Page 41
2.3.5. PIE adjective inflection
Page 50
2.3.6. The inflection of other PIE nominals
Page 52
2.4. PIE derivational morphology
Page 58
2.4.1. Compounding
Page 58
2.4.2. PIE derivational suffixes
Page 60
2.5. PIE syntax
Page 64
2.6. The PIE lexicon
Page 65
3. The development of Proto-Germanic
Page 67
3.1. Introduction
Page 67
3.2. Regular sound changes
Page 68
3.2.1. The elimination of laryngeals, and related developments of vowels
Page 68
3.2.2. Changes affecting sonorants
Page 81
3.2.3. Changes affecting obstruents
Page 87
3.2.4. Grimm’s Law and Verner’s Law
Page 93
3.2.5. Sievers’ Law and non-initial syllables
Page 116
3.2.6. Loss of *j, *w, and *ə; miscellaneous consonant changes
Page 128
3.2.7. Other changes of vowels
Page 145
3.2.8. Chronological overview
Page 150
3.3. Restructurings of the inflectional morphology
Page 151
3.3.1. The restructuring of the verb system
Page 151
3.3.2. The double paradigm of adjectives
Page 169
3.4. The development of inflectional morphology in detail
Page 170
3.4.1. Changes in inflectional categories
Page 171
3.4.2. Changes in the formal expression of inflectional categories
Page 172
3.4.3. Changes in verb inflection
Page 174
3.4.4. Changes in noun inflection
Page 196
3.4.5. Changes in the inflection of other nominals
Page 202
3.5. Changes in other components of the grammar
Page 211
4. Proto-Germanic
Page 213
4.1. Introduction
Page 213
4.2. PGmc phonology
Page 214
4.2.1. PGmc consonants
Page 214
4.2.2. PGmc vocalics
Page 220
4.3. PGmc inflectional morphology
Page 233
4.3.1. Inflectional categories of PGmc
Page 233
4.3.2. The formal expression of PGmc inflectional categories
Page 234
4.3.3. PGmc verb inflection
Page 235
4.3.4. PGmc noun inflection
Page 268
4.3.5. PGmc adjective inflection
Page 281
4.3.6. The inflection of other PGmc nominals
Page 286
4.4. PGmc word formation
Page 291
4.4.1. Compounding
Page 291
4.4.2. PGmc derivational suffixes
Page 291
4.5. PGmc syntax
Page 295
4.6. The PGmc lexicon
Page 295

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