Runes and Germanic Linguistics

Elmer H. Antonsen

Published by De Gruyter Mouton 2002

Runes and Germanic Linguistics

Elmer H. Antonsen

Volume 140 in the series Trends in Linguistics. Studies and Monographs [TiLSM]

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110885521

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Contents

About this book

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.

Author / Editor information

Elmer H. Antonsen is Professor emeritus of Linguistics and of Germanic Languages at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, USA.

Reviews

"ANTONSENS Beiträge zur Runenforschung zeichnen sich nach eigener Einschätzung durch eine Methode linguistischer Rigorosität aus. Das macht ihre unzweifelbare Bedeutung aus. „Rigorism“ lädt aber auch zu kritischer Diskussion ein."
Heinrich Beck in: Zeitschrift für Dialektologie und Linguistik 2/2006

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I-XXII Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	I
Chapter 1 What is runology? Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Chapter 2 The oldest recorded Germanic Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	17
Chapter 3 The earliest Germanic writing system Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	37
Chapter 4 The graphemic system of the older runes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	51
Chapter 5 The fifteenth rune Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	73
Chapter 6 Age and origin of the fuþark Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	93
Chapter 7 Reading runic inscriptions Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	119
Chapter 8 Dating runic inscriptions Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	149
Chapter 9 Sacral or secular? Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	169
Chapter 10 Runic typology Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	207
Chapter 11 Phonological rules and paradigms Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	237
Chapter 12 Some controversial grammatical forms Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	261
Chapter 13 Runic syntax Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	285
Chapter 14 “Archaicizing” inscriptions Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	297
Chapter 15 The Weser runebones Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	315
Chapter 16 Old English digraphic spellings Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	329
References Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	343
Index of inscriptions Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	367
Index of runic words Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	371
Index of names Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	375
Index of subjects Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	379

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter Mouton
Pages
- Front matter: 22
- Main content: 380
Illustrations
- Illustrations: 149
- Tables: 47
Keywords: Altgermanische Sprachen; Rune

eBook

Published: April 20, 2011
ISBN: 9783110885521

Hardcover

Published: July 30, 2002
ISBN: 9783110174625