GER 562 - Historical Germanic Linguistics

An introduction to the principles and methods of historical linguistics as applied to problems in the Germanic branch of Indo-European (early tribal movements, attempts at dialect grouping, dialect geography, etc.). Part of the course will be devoted to readings in Gothic, Old Norse, and Old High German with a comparison of the morphologies of these languages.

3 credits

Grading Letter graded (A, A-, B+, etc.)

Offered Spring