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Record Nr.

UNINA9910462282803321

Autore

Antonsen Elmer H

Titolo

Runes and Germanic linguistics [[electronic resource] /] / by Elmer H. Antonsen

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berlin, : New York, : Mouton de Gruyter, 2002

ISBN

3-11-088552-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (404 p.)

Collana

Trends in Linguistics. Studies and Monographs [TiLSM] ; ; 140

Trends in linguistics. Studies and monographs ; ; 140

Disciplina

430

Soggetti

Inscriptions, Runic

Old Norse language

Runes

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

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

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- Chapter 1 What is runology? -- Chapter 2 The oldest recorded Germanic -- Chapter 3 The earliest Germanic writing system -- Chapter 4 The graphemic system of the older runes -- Chapter 5 The fifteenth rune -- Chapter 6 Age and origin of the fuþark -- Chapter 7 Reading runic inscriptions -- Chapter 8 Dating runic inscriptions -- Chapter 9 Sacral or secular? -- Chapter 10 Runic typology -- Chapter 11 Phonological rules and paradigms -- Chapter 12 Some controversial grammatical forms -- Chapter 13 Runic syntax -- Chapter 14 "Archaicizing" inscriptions -- Chapter 15 The Weser runebones -- Chapter 16 Old English digraphic spellings -- References -- Index of inscriptions -- Index of runic words -- Index of names -- Index of subjects

Sommario/riassunto

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.