On a law of Indo-European word order

by Jacob Wackernagel

Jacob Wackernagel's 1892 essay on second-position enclitics in the Indo-European languages has long been hailed as groundbreaking in both historical and theoretical linguistics. Until now, however, it has only been available in the original German. This book provides a full translation into English, including glossed and translated examples from several early Indo-European languages and varieties and full bibliographical details of the references...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3961102724
• ISBN13: 9783961102723
• Release Date: August 2020
• Publisher: Language Science Press
• Length: 454 Pages
• Weight: 2.02 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.7" x 9.6"