30.4302, Books: The Carthaginian North: Semitic influence on early Germanic: Mailhammer, Vennemann

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Date: Tue, 12 Nov 2019 22:00:05
From: Karin Plijnaar [karin.plijnaar at benjamins.nl]
Subject: The Carthaginian North: Semitic influence on early Germanic: Mailhammer, Vennemann

 


Title: The Carthaginian North: Semitic influence on early Germanic 
Subtitle: A linguistic and cultural study 
Series Title: NOWELE Supplement Series 32  

Publication Year: 2019 
Publisher: John Benjamins
	   http://www.benjamins.com/
	

Book URL: https://benjamins.com/catalog/nss.32 


Author: Robert Mailhammer
Author: Theo Vennemann

Electronic: ISBN:  9789027262141 Pages:  Price: U.S. $ 158.00
Electronic: ISBN:  9789027262141 Pages:  Price: U.K. £ 88.00
Electronic: ISBN:  9789027262141 Pages:  Price: Europe EURO 105.00
Hardback: ISBN:  9789027204011 Pages:  Price: U.S. $ 158.00
Hardback: ISBN:  9789027204011 Pages:  Price: U.K. £ 88.00
Hardback: ISBN:  9789027204011 Pages:  Price: Europe EURO 111.30


Abstract:

This book presents a new and innovative theory on the origin of the Germanic
languages. This theory presents solutions to four pivotal problems in the
history of Germanic with critical implications for cultural history: the
origin of the Germanic writing system (the Runic alphabet), the genesis of the
Germanic strong verbs, the development of the Germanic word order, and
etymologies for key elements of the Germanic lexicon. The book proposes that
all four problems can be solved if it is hypothesized that over 2,000 years
ago the ancestor of all Germanic languages, Proto-Germanic, was in intensive
contact with Punic, a Semitic language from the Mediterranean. This scenario
is explored by focusing on linguistic data, supported by an interdisciplinary
mosaic of evidence. This book is of interest to anyone working on the
linguistic and cultural history of the Germanic languages.
 



Linguistic Field(s): Historical Linguistics


Written In: English  (eng)

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http://linguistlist.org/pubs/books/get-book.cfm?BookID=139014




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