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PGmc. : A response to Barrack

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 December 2008

Robert W. Murray
Robert W. Murray
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Department of LinguisticsThe University of Calgary, Calgary AlbertaCanadaT2N IN4
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Abstract

Barrack (1991) argues against the reconstruction of PGmc. syllable structure proposed in Murray and Vennemann (1983), namely, . According to Murray and Vennemann, this reconstruction is compatible with characteristics of early Germanic verse as well as Gothic word divisions and provides a basis for a coherent interpretation of major phonological changes in early Germanic; namely Sievers's Law, West Germanic gemination, North Germanic resyllabication, and glide strengthening in Gothic. Focusing on these same points, Barrack attempts to reinterpret them as providing evidence for . In this response, I demonstrate that Barrack fails on all counts. Most importantly, he fails to provide a coherent, well-motivated interpretation of the pertinent phonological changes on the basis of his assumed .

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Journal of Germanic Linguistics , Volume 5 , Issue 1 , January 1993 , pp. 1 - 28
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Copyright © Society for Germanic Linguistics 1993

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