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The Grammar of Identity

- Intensifiers and Reflexives in Germanic Languages

About The Grammar of Identity

All major Germanic languages, except Yiddish, have intensifiers that have developed from the reconstructed Proto-Germanic form selba. This book deals with the question of why intensifiers and reflexives are indistinguishable in so many languages of the world. It presents a semasiological study on the family of self-forms in Germanic languages.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9780415394116
  • Binding:
  • Hardback
  • Pages:
  • 270
  • Published:
  • July 28, 2006
  • Dimensions:
  • 156x234x20 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 521 g.
Delivery: 2-3 weeks
Expected delivery: July 25, 2024

Description of The Grammar of Identity

All major Germanic languages, except Yiddish, have intensifiers that have developed from the reconstructed Proto-Germanic form selba. This book deals with the question of why intensifiers and reflexives are indistinguishable in so many languages of the world. It presents a semasiological study on the family of self-forms in Germanic languages.

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