Runes and Germanic linguistics

Author(s)

• Antonsen, Elmer H.

Bibliographic Information

Runes and Germanic linguistics

by Elmer H. Antonsen

（Trends in linguistics, Studies and monographs ; 140）

Mouton de Gruyter, 2002

• : cloth

Note

Includes bibliographical references (p. [343]-366) and indexes

Description and Table of Contents

Description

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.

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Details

• NCID: BA58509765
• ISBN:
  • 3110174626
• Country Code: gw
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Berlin ; New York
• Pages/Volumes: xxii, 380 p.
• Size: 24 cm
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Runes
  • LCSH : Inscriptions, Runic
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA00133857