02435nam 2200457 450 991082728570332120200525185419.090-272-6214-4(CKB)4100000009588046(MiAaPQ)EBC5942864(PPN)243805594(EXLCZ)99410000000958804620191112d2019 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierThe Carthaginian North semitic influence on early Germanic : a linguistic and cultural study /Robert Mailhammer, Theo VennemannAmsterdam ;Philadelphia :John Benjamins Publishing Company,[2019]©20191 online resource (263 pages)NOWELE Supplement series ;Volume 3290-272-0401-2 "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"--Provided by publisher.North-Western European language evolution.Supplement ;Volume 32.Germanic languagesHistoryPunic languageInfluence on GermanicHistorySemitic languagesEuropeHistoryGermanic languagesHistory.Punic languageInfluence on GermanicHistory.Semitic languagesHistory430.09Mailhammer Robert1975-599394MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910827285703321The Carthaginian North4064832UNINA