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Grimm's Law and the Germanic Sound Shifts

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An examination of Grimm's Law, the systematic set of sound changes that differentiate the Germanic languages from other branches of Indo-European, including its discovery, formulation, the puzzle of its apparent exceptions, and its lasting significance as a founding case study of the comparative method in historical linguistics.

Inhaltsübersicht

  • The Discovery and Formulation of Grimm's Law
  • The Three Rotations Explained
  • Verner's Law and the Exceptions to Grimm's Law
  • The High German Consonant Shift and Comparative Implications
Portrait of Jacob Grimm, the philologist who formalized Grimm's Law
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