Germania Semitica

Germania Semitica explores prehistoric language contact in general, and attempts to identify the languages involved in shaping Germanic in particular. The book deals with a topic outside the scope of other disciplines concerned with prehistory, such as archaeology and genetics, drawing its conclusio...

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Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: De Gruyter Mouton 2012
Series:Trends in Linguistics. Studies and Monographs [TiLSM]
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