Germanic strong verbs : foundations and development of a new system/
Robert Mailhammer
- New York: Mouton de Gruyter 2007.
- ix, 262 p. : ill.; 24 cm. Book.
Includes bibliographical references (p.[234]-253) and indexes.
The Germanic Strong Verbs investigates the historical development, structure, and patterns of strong verb systems across the Germanic languages. It analyzes ablaut classes, morphological change, and analogical leveling from Proto-Germanic to modern varieties. Drawing on comparative and diachronic evidence, the work explains how strong verbs have been maintained, restructured, or lost over time, providing valuable insights into morphological theory, language change, and the evolution of Germanic verb systems.