Grimm's Law: Fact or Myth

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ERIC #: EJ423094
Title: Grimm's Law: Fact or Myth?
Authors: Gessman, Albert M.
Descriptors: Consonants; Distinctive Features (Language); Language
Patterns; Language Research; Phonemes; Phonetic Analysis
Source: Language Quarterly, v28 n3-4 p2-16 Sum-Fall 1990
Peer-Reviewed: N/A
Publisher: N/A
Publication Date: 1990-00-00
Pages: N/A
Pub Types: Journal Articles; Information Analyses; Opinion Papers
Abstract: Discusses phonic shifting or sound shifts through an
examination of Grimm's Law, or the Germanic Consonant Shift. The
discussion includes comments on why the phonic shift developed and its
pattern. (10 references) (GLR)
Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: N/A
Note: N/A
Identifiers: Germanic Languages
Record Type: Journal
Level: N/A
Institutions: N/A
Sponsors: N/A
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
Audiences: N/A
Languages: English
Education Level: N/A



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