Studies on German-language islands /

The contributions in this volume present cutting-edge theoretical and structural analyses of issues surrounding German-language islands, or Sprachinseln, throughout the world. The individual topics of study in this volume focus on various aspects of these German-language islands such as (but not lim...

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Other Authors: Putnam, Michael T.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub. Co., 2011.
Series:Studies in language companion series ; v. 123.
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Online Access:CONNECT
Table of Contents:
  • Studies on German-Language Islands; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Table of contents; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; List of contributors; Why study Sprachinseln from generative or structural perspectives?; Section 1. Phonetics & Phonology; Section 2. Morphology & Lexical studies; Section 3. Syntax I
  • Verb clusters; Section 4. Syntax II
  • The syntax of Cimbrian German; Section 5. Syntax III
  • The syntax of Pennsylvania German; Section 6. Pragmatics & Conversation analysis; Index; The Studies in Language Companion Series.