Reshaping of the Nominal Inflection in Early Northern West Germanic: 31

Reshaping of the Nominal Inflection in Early Northern West Germanic
Editorial page
Title page
LCC data
Dedication page
Table of contents
Acknowledgments
List of abbreviations
List of tables
List of figures
Introduction
	0.1 General remarks
	0.2 Aims of the study
	0.3 Existing research
	0.4 Organisation of the book
Chapter 1. Theory and methodology of the research
	1.1 Nominal system in Old Germanic languages
	1.2 Nominal paradigms in Old Germanic languages
	1.3 Morphological restructuring of the nominal system in early Germanic
		1.3.1 Introduction
		1.3.2 Interparadigmatic transfers
		1.3.3 Intraparadigmatic transfers
		1.3.4 Syncretism in nominal inflection in Old Germanic languages
	1.4 Theoretical framework
		1.4.1 Introduction
		1.4.2 Analogy
		1.4.3 Markedness
		1.4.4 Iconicity, uniformity and transparency of the paradigms
		1.4.5 Productivity and paradigm stability
		1.4.6 Factors conditioning the restructuring process
			1.4.6.1 Frequency effects in nominal morphology
			1.4.6.2 Salience of inflectional marking
			1.4.6.3 Other factors: gender, semantics, syllable structure
	1.5 Methodology of the research
		1.5.1 Terms and definitions
		1.5.2 The corpora: Characteristics and methodological considerations
		1.5.3 Scope of the study and procedures
Chapter 2. Nominal inflection in Proto-Germanic
	2.1 Introduction
	2.2 Reorganisation of the nominal inflection in Proto-Germanic
		2.2.1 The Proto-Germanic nominal system: General characteristics
		2.2.2 Restructuring of the system: Tendencies and patterns
		2.2.3 Restructuring of the system: Minor declensional types
			2.2.3.1 i-stems
			2.2.3.2 u-stems
			2.2.3.3 Root nouns
			2.2.3.4 r-stems
			2.2.3.5 s-stems
			2.2.3.6 nd-stems
			2.2.3.7 þ-stems
		2.2.4 Interparadigmatic realignments in Proto-Germanic: A cross-declensional overview
			nom. & acc. sg.
			gen. & dat. sg.
			nom. & acc. pl.
			gen. & dat. pl.
		2.2.5 Discussion
			Stage 1
			Stage 2
			Stage 3
	2.3 Conclusion
Chapter 3. Nominal inflection in Old English
	3.1 Introduction
	3.2 Diatopic and diachronic dimension of the study
		3.2.1 Early and Late Old English
		3.2.2 Anglian and Saxon material
	3.3 Characteristics of the restructuring process in Old English
	3.4 Old English phonological developments in unstressed syllables
	3.5 Data analysis
		3.5.1 Corpus and methodological considerations
		3.5.2 i-stems
			3.5.2.1 General characteristics
			3.5.2.2 Restructuring of the i-stem paradigm
			3.5.2.3 Results of the investigation
		3.5.3 u-stems
			3.5.3.1 General remarks
			3.5.3.2 Results of the investigation
			3.5.3.3 An excursus on sunu
		3.5.4 Root nouns
			3.5.4.1 General characteristics
			3.5.4.2 Results of the investigation
		3.5.5 r-stems
			3.5.5.1 General characteristics
			3.5.5.2 Results of the investigation
		3.5.6 s-stems
			3.5.6.1 General characteristics
			3.5.6.2 Results of the investigation
			3.5.6.3 An excursus on Old English cild
		3.5.7 nd-stems
			3.5.7.1 General characteristics
			3.5.7.2 Results of the investigation
		3.5.8 Dental stems
	3.6 Summary of the results and overview of the tendencies
	3.7 Taxonomic implications of the study
	3.8 Conclusions
Chapter 4. Nominal inflection in Old Frisian
	4.1 Introduction
	4.2 Corpus and methodological considerations
	4.3 Restructuring process in Old Frisian: Emerging patterns
	4.4 Old Frisian phonological developments and their morphological implications
	4.5 Data analysis
		4.5.1 Methodological considerations
		4.5.2 i-stems
			4.5.2.1 General characteristics
			4.5.2.2 Results of the investigation
			4.5.2.3 An excursus on the alternation in the singular paradigm of heavy-syllable feminine stems
		4.5.3 u-stems
			4.5.3.1 General characteristics
			4.5.3.2 Results of the investigation
		4.5.4 Root nouns
			4.5.4.1 General characteristics
			4.5.4.2 Results of the investigation
		4.5.5 r-stems
			4.5.5.1 General characteristics
			4.5.5.2 Results of the investigation
		4.5.6 s-stems
			4.5.6.1 General characteristics
			4.5.6.2 Results of the investigation
		4.5.7 nd-stems
			4.5.7.1 General characteristics
			4.5.7.2 Results of the investigation
		4.5.8 Dental stems
	4.6 Summary of the results and overview of the tendencies
	4.7 Taxonomic implications of the study
	4.8 Conclusions
Chapter 5. Nominal inflection in Old Saxon
	5.1 Introduction
	5.2 The placement of Old Saxon in West Germanic
	5.3 Corpus and methodological considerations
	5.4 Restructuring process in Old Saxon: Patterns
	5.5 Phonological developments in unstressed syllables
	5.6 Data analysis
		5.6.1 Methodological considerations
		5.6.2 i-stems
			5.6.2.1 General characteristics
			5.6.2.2 Results of the investigation
		5.6.3 u-stems
			5.6.3.1 General characteristics
			5.6.3.2 Results of the investigation
			5.6.3.3 Excursus on the i-marker in the dat. sg. and nom. pl.
		5.6.4 Root nouns
			5.6.4.1 General characteristics
			5.6.4.2 Results of the investigation
		5.6.5 r-stems
			5.6.5.1 General characteristics
			5.6.5.2 Results of the investigation
		5.6.6 s-stems
			5.6.6.1 General characteristics
			5.6.6.2 Results of the investigation
		5.6.7 nd-stems
			5.6.7.1 General characteristics
			5.6.7.2 Results of the investigation
		5.6.8 Dental stems
	5.7 Summary of the results and overview of the tendencies
	5.8 Taxonomic implications of the study
	5.9 Conclusions
Chapter 6. Nominal inflection in Old Low Franconian
	6.1 Introduction
	6.2 Corpus and methodological considerations
	6.3 Restructuring process in Old Low Franconian: Patterns
	6.4 Phonological developments in Old Low Franconian
	6.5 Data analysis
		6.5.1 Methodological considerations
		6.5.2 The status of the i-stems in Old Low Franconian
		6.5.3 u-stems
			6.5.3.1 An excursus on the dat. sg. and nom. pl.
		6.5.4 Root nouns
		6.5.5 r-stems
		6.5.6 s-stems
		6.5.7 nd-stems
		6.5.8 Dental stems
	6.6 Summary of the results and overview of the tendencies
	6.7 Taxonomic implications of the study
	6.8 Conclusions
Chapter 7. Patterns of reorganisation of the nominal system in early Northern West Germanic: A comparative overview
	7.1 Introduction
	7.2 Overview of the tendencies
	7.3 Explaining the divergent development of the nominal inflection across Northern West Germanic
Chapter 8. Mechanisms and dynamics of the restructuring process in West Germanic
	8.1 Introduction
	8.2 The course of restructuring: The prehistoric stage
	8.3 The historical stage of restructuring: Emerging patterns
	8.4 Framing the mechanisms of the process
	8.5 Functionality of the system
	8.6 Factors conditioning the restructuring process
		8.6.1 Frequency of occurrence
		8.6.2 Salience of inflectional markers
		8.6.3 Semantics
		8.6.4 Other controlling factors
			8.6.4.1 Gender
			8.6.4.2 Prosodic structure: stem weight
		8.6.5 Interactions between conditioning factors
	8.7 Implications for the taxonomy of nouns in early Northern West Germanic
	8.8 Concluding remarks
Conclusions
Appendix
	Early transfers
	Historical transfers Old English
	Old frisian
	Old Saxon
	Old Low Franconian
References
Index