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The Carthaginian North : semitic influence on early Germanic : a linguistic and cultural study

Title
The Carthaginian North : semitic influence on early Germanic : a linguistic and cultural study / Robert Mailhammer, Theo Vennemann.
Author
Mailhammer, Robert, 1975-
Publication
Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Publishing Company, [2019]

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Additional Authors
Vennemann, Theo
Description
xiii, 268 pages : illustrations; 25 cm.
Summary
"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 ca. 2,500 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"--
Series Statement
Nowele supplement series, 0900-8675 ; Volume 32
Uniform Title
North-Western European language evolution. Supplement ; v. 32.
Subject
  • Germanic languages > History
  • Punic language > Influence on Germanic > History
  • Semitic languages > Europe > History
  • Germanic languages
  • Semitic languages
  • Einfluss
  • Germanisch
  • Punisch
  • Sprachkontakt
  • Semitic languages > History
  • Europe
Genre/Form
History.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Call Number
JFE 21-375
ISBN
  • 9789027204011
  • 9027204012
  • 9789027262141 (canceled/invalid)
LCCN
2019028027
OCLC
1107691964
Author
Mailhammer, Robert, 1975- author.
Title
The Carthaginian North : semitic influence on early Germanic : a linguistic and cultural study / Robert Mailhammer, Theo Vennemann.
Publisher
Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Publishing Company, [2019]
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Series
Nowele supplement series, 0900-8675 ; Volume 32
North-Western European language evolution. Supplement ; v. 32.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Added Author
Vennemann, Theo, author.
Other Form:
Online version: Mailhammer, Robert, 1975- The Carthaginian North :&nbs Philadelphia : John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2019. 9789027262141 (DLC) 2019028028
Research Call Number
JFE 21-375
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