The formation of the Proto-Germanic language

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dc.contributor.advisorDiLisio, James E.
dc.contributor.authorRifkin, Matthew J.
dc.contributor.departmentTowson University. Department of Geography and Environmental Planningen_US
dc.date.accessioned2020-10-20T21:58:59Z
dc.date.available2020-10-20T21:58:59Z
dc.date.issued2020-10-20
dc.date.submitted2006-05
dc.description(M.A.) -- Towson University, 2006en_US
dc.description.abstractOver the years linguistics and archaeology have been synthesized in order to explain how various language families formed. However, studies examining the problem from a uniquely geographic perspective are lacking. This study examined how the Proto-Germanic language formed. Archaeological, geogenetic, and temporal data was gathered and put into a GIS for analysis using statistics and intersects. The conclusion was that the language formed somewhere in southern Scandinavia through a process of intermingling after an initial clash between an indigenous agricultural group and an invading tribe from the North Pontic Steppes.en_US
dc.description.tableofcontentsReview of the literature -- The three major paradigms for an Indo-European homeland -- Six principles for assessing an IE homeland applied to the 3 major paradigms -- Research methodology -- Analysis of data -- Summary and conclusions
dc.description.urihttp://library.towson.edu/digital/collection/etd/id/73854en_US
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dc.format.extentvi, 65 pagesen_US
dc.genrethesesen_US
dc.identifierdoi:10.13016/m2irn6-fymg
dc.identifier.otherTSP2006Rifkin
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11603/19941
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.relation.isAvailableAtTowson University
dc.titleThe formation of the Proto-Germanic languageen_US
dc.typeTexten_US

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