Europa Vasconica - Europa Semitica |
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| Author:
| Vennemann Nierfeld, Theo |
| Editor:
| Noel Aziz Hanna, Patrizia |
| Series title: | Trends in Linguistics. Studies and Monographs [TiLSM] Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-3-11-181865-8 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2003 |
| Publisher: | Mouton De Gruyter
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| Book Format: | Mixed media product |
| List Price: | USD $363.00 |
Book Description:
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This book presents the theory that the linguistic and cultural landscape of Europe north of the Alps and the Pyrenees was shaped in prehistoric times by the interaction of Indo-European speakers of languages related to Basque and to Semitic. These influences on the lexicon, grammar, and toponymy of the West Indo-European languages (with special focus on Germanic) are demonstrated in German and English research papers, provided here with summaries, commentaries, and a new introduction...
More DescriptionThis book presents the theory that the linguistic and cultural landscape of Europe north of the Alps and the Pyrenees was shaped in prehistoric times by the interaction of Indo-European speakers of languages related to Basque and to Semitic. These influences on the lexicon, grammar, and toponymy of the West Indo-European languages (with special focus on Germanic) are demonstrated in German and English research papers, provided here with summaries, commentaries, and a new introduction in English, and with general and etymological indexes.