Kurt Braunmüller

List of John Benjamins publications for which Kurt Braunmüller plays a role.

Book series

Stability and Divergence in Language Contact: Factors and Mechanisms

Edited by Kurt Braunmüller, Steffen Höder and Karoline Kühl

[Studies in Language Variation, 16] 2014. vi, 298 pp.
Subjects Contact Linguistics | Historical linguistics | Sociolinguistics and Dialectology | Theoretical linguistics

Multilingual Individuals and Multilingual Societies

Edited by Kurt Braunmüller and Christoph Gabriel

[Hamburg Studies on Multilingualism, 13] 2012. xiv, 474 pp.
Subjects Language acquisition | Multilingualism | Sociolinguistics and Dialectology

Convergence and Divergence in Language Contact Situations

Edited by Kurt Braunmüller and Juliane House

[Hamburg Studies on Multilingualism, 8] 2009. viii, 241 pp.
Subjects Contact Linguistics | Historical linguistics | Multilingualism | Sociolinguistics and Dialectology | Theoretical linguistics

Aspects of Multilingualism in European Language History

Edited by Kurt Braunmüller and Gisella Ferraresi

[Hamburg Studies on Multilingualism, 2] 2003. viii, 289 pp.
Subjects Contact Linguistics | Historical linguistics | Multilingualism | Sociolinguistics and Dialectology
Braunmüller, Kurt 2018 On the role of cases and possession in Germanic: A typological approachGermanic Genitives, Ackermann, Tanja, Horst J. Simon and Christian Zimmer (eds.), pp. 301–323 | Chapter
The Germanic languages exhibit several interesting developments with respect to genitive and ‘possession’. The genitive cannot be considered a structural case in line with the nominative or accusative, the function of which can often be expressed by word order alone. It has a very complex semantic… read more
Braunmüller, Kurt 2014 IntroductionStability and Divergence in Language Contact: Factors and Mechanisms, Braunmüller, Kurt, Steffen Höder and Karoline Kühl (eds.), pp. 1–10 | Article
Kühl, Karoline and Kurt Braunmüller 2014 Linguistic stability and divergence: An extended perspective on language contactStability and Divergence in Language Contact: Factors and Mechanisms, Braunmüller, Kurt, Steffen Höder and Karoline Kühl (eds.), pp. 13–38 | Article
In contrast to the amount of research that has been performed on linguistic convergence in language contact, this paper focuses on the possibility of linguistic systems remaining stable, or even diverging, in language contact settings. It carves out multiple relevant mechanisms and factors that… read more
Braunmüller, Kurt and Christoph Gabriel 2012 ForewordMultilingual Individuals and Multilingual Societies, Braunmüller, Kurt and Christoph Gabriel (eds.), pp. xi–xv | Foreword
Braunmüller, Kurt 2009 Converging genetically related languages: Endstation code mixing?Convergence and Divergence in Language Contact Situations, Braunmüller, Kurt and Juliane House (eds.), pp. 53–70 | Article
The main goal of this paper is to investigate and model the impact of genetically close relationships between languages in contact situations and to describe the consequences for bilingual speakers living in bilingual communities. Both Muysken’s concept of “congruent lexicalization” and… read more
This paper gives a survey of the linguistic situation in northern Europe in the late Middle Ages. It is based on three earlier research projects and summarises some of their results, especially as far as language choice and domains are concerned. The focus lies, however, on the development, role… read more
Braunmüller, Kurt 2006 Allegro- und Prestoregeln in RuneninschriftenNOWELE Volume 49 (August 2006), pp. 87–111 | Article
Braunmüller, Kurt and Gisella Ferraresi 2003 IntroductionAspects of Multilingualism in European Language History, Braunmüller, Kurt and Gisella Ferraresi (eds.), pp. 1–13 | Miscellaneous
Braunmüller, Kurt 1997 Zur Typologischen Einordnung des NordfriesischenFriesische Studien III: Beiträge des Föhrer Symposiums zur Friesischen Philologie vom 11.–12. April 1996, Faltings, Volkert F., Alastair Walker und Ommo Wilts (Hrsg.), pp. 163–193 | Article
Braunmüller, Kurt 1986 Mittelalterliche sprachanalysen: einige anmerkungen aus heutiger sichtGermanic Dialects: Linguistic and Philological Investigations, Brogyanyi, Bela and Thomas Krömmelbein (eds.), pp. 43–79 | Article