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Reshaping of the Nominal Inflection in Early Northern West GermanicElżbieta Adamczyk
[NOWELE Supplement Series 31] 2018
► pp. vii–xii
Elżbieta Adamczyk
[NOWELE Supplement Series 31] 2018
► pp. vii–xii
Table of contents
Acknowledgements
Abbreviations
List of tables
List of figures
Introduction
0.1General remarks
0.2Aims of the study
0.3Existing research
0.4Organisation of the book
Chapter 1Theory and methodology of the research
1.1Nominal system in Old Germanic languages
1.2Nominal paradigms in Old Germanic languages
1.3Morphological restructuring of the nominal system in early Germanic
1.3.1Introduction
1.3.2Interparadigmatic transfers
1.3.3Intraparadigmatic transfers
1.3.4Syncretism in nominal inflection in Old Germanic languages
1.4Theoretical framework
1.4.1Introduction
1.4.2Analogy
1.4.3Markedness
1.4.4Iconicity, uniformity and transparency of the paradigms
1.4.5Productivity and paradigm stability
1.4.6Factors conditioning the restructuring process
1.4.6.1Frequency effects in nominal morphology
1.4.6.2Salience of inflectional marking
1.4.6.3Other factors: gender, semantics, syllable structure
1.5Methodology of the research
1.5.1Terms and definitions
1.5.2The corpora: Characteristics and methodological considerations
1.5.3Scope of the study and procedures
Chapter 2Nominal inflection in Proto-Germanic
2.1Introduction
2.2Reorganisation of the nominal inflection in Proto-Germanic
2.2.1The Proto-Germanic nominal system: General characteristics
2.2.2Restructuring of the system: Tendencies and patterns
2.2.3Restructuring of the system: Minor declensional types
2.2.3.1
i-stems
2.2.3.2
u-stems
2.2.3.3Root nouns
2.2.3.4
r-stems
2.2.3.5
s-stems
2.2.3.6
nd-stems
2.2.3.7
þ-stems
2.2.4Interparadigmatic realignments in Proto-Germanic: A cross-declensional overview
2.2.5Discussion
2.3Conclusion
Chapter 3Nominal inflection in Old English
3.1Introduction
3.2Diatopic and diachronic dimension of the study
3.2.1Early and late Old English
3.2.2Anglian and Saxon material
3.3Characteristics of the restructuring process in Old English
3.4Old English phonological developments in unstressed syllables
3.5Data analysis
3.5.1Corpus and methodological considerations
3.5.2
i-stems
3.5.2.1General characteristics
3.5.2.2Restructuring of the i-stem paradigm
3.5.2.3Results of the investigation
3.5.3
u-stems
3.5.3.1General remarks
3.5.3.2Results of the investigation
3.5.3.3An excursus on sunu
3.5.4Root nouns
3.5.4.1General characteristics
3.5.4.2Results of the investigation
3.5.5
r-stems
3.5.5.1General characteristics
3.5.5.2Results of the investigation
3.5.6
s-stems
3.5.6.1General characteristics
3.5.6.2Results of the investigation
3.5.6.3An excursus on Old English cild
3.5.7
nd-stems
3.5.7.1General characteristics
3.5.7.2Results of the investigation
3.5.8Dental stems
3.6Summary of the results and overview of the tendencies
3.7Taxonomic implications of the study
3.8Conclusions
Chapter 4Nominal inflection in Old Frisian
4.1Introduction
4.2Corpus and methodological considerations
4.3Restructuring process in Old Frisian: Emerging patterns
4.4Old Frisian phonological developments and their morphological implications
4.5Data analysis
4.5.1Methodological considerations
4.5.2
i-stems
4.5.2.1General characteristics
4.5.2.2Results of the investigation
4.5.2.3An excursus on the alternation in the singular paradigm of heavy-syllable feminine stems
4.5.3
u-stems
4.5.3.1General characteristics
4.5.3.2Results of the investigation
4.5.4Root nouns
4.5.4.1General characteristics
4.5.4.2Results of the investigation
4.5.5
r-stems
4.5.5.1General characteristics
4.5.5.2Results of the investigation
4.5.6
s-stems
4.5.6.1General characteristics
4.5.6.2Results of the investigation
4.5.7
nd-stems
4.5.7.1General characteristics
4.5.7.2Results of the investigation
4.5.8Dental stems
4.6Summary of the results and overview of the tendencies
4.7Taxonomic implications of the study
4.8Conclusions
Chapter 5Nominal inflection in Old Saxon
5.1Introduction
5.2The placement of Old Saxon in West Germanic
5.3Corpus and methodological considerations
5.4Restructuring process in Old Saxon: Patterns
5.5Phonological developments in unstressed syllables
5.6Data analysis
5.6.1Methodological considerations
5.6.2
i-stems
5.6.2.1General characteristics
5.6.2.2Results of the investigation
5.6.3
u-stems
5.6.3.1General characteristics
5.6.3.2Results of the investigation
5.6.3.3Excursus on the i-marker in the dat. sg. and nom. pl.
5.6.4Root nouns
5.6.4.1General characteristics
5.6.4.2Results of the investigation
5.6.5
r-stems
5.6.5.1General characteristics
5.6.5.2Results of the investigation
5.6.6
s-stems
5.6.6.1General characteristics
5.6.6.2Results of the investigation
5.6.7
nd-stems
5.6.7.1General characteristics
5.6.7.2Results of the investigation
5.6.8Dental stems
5.7Summary of the results and overview of the tendencies
5.8Taxonomic implications of the study
5.9Conclusions
Chapter 6Nominal inflection in Old Low Franconian
6.1Introduction
6.2Corpus and methodological considerations
6.3Restructuring process in Old Low Franconian: Patterns
6.4Phonological developments in Old Low Franconian
6.5Data analysis
6.5.1Methodological considerations
6.5.2The status of the i-stems in Old Low Franconian
6.5.3
u-stems
6.5.3.1An excursus on the dat. sg. and nom. pl.
6.5.4Root nouns
6.5.5
r-stems
6.5.6
s-stems
6.5.7
nd-stems
6.5.8Dental stems
6.6Summary of the results and overview of the tendencies
6.7Taxonomic implications of the study
6.8Conclusions
Chapter 7Patterns of reorganisation of the nominal system in early Northern West Germanic: A Comparative Overview
7.1Introduction
7.2Overview of the tendencies
7.3Explaining the divergent development of the nominal inflection across Northern West Germanic
Chapter 8Mechanisms and dynamics of the restructuring process in West Germanic
8.1Introduction
8.2The course of restructuring: The prehistoric stage
8.3The historical stage of restructuring: Emerging patterns
8.4Framing the mechanisms of the process
8.5Functionality of the system
8.6Factors conditioning the restructuring process
8.6.1Frequency of occurrence
8.6.2Salience of inflectional markers
8.6.3Semantics
8.6.4Other controlling factors
8.6.4.1Gender
8.6.4.2Prosodic structure: stem weight
8.6.5Interactions between conditioning factors
8.7Implications for the taxonomy of nouns in early Northern West Germanic
8.8Concluding remarks
Conclusions
Appendix
References
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