Germania Semitica

by Theo Vennemann Gen Nierfeld, Patrizia Noel Aziz Hanna (Editor)

Germania Semitica describes linguistic and cultural Semitic influences on Early Germanic at two points in space and (1) Fifth to third century Proto-Germanic when a Phoenician, namely Carthaginian, superstrate influenced the lexicon, grammar, writing system, and religion in the Germanic homeland, (2) the pre-Christian British Isles, when Semitic substrates shaped the structure of the Celtic languages as well as, indirectly, English. This book is a must for anyone interested in the origin of Germanic language and culture.

Genres: Linguistics

763 pages, Hardcover

First published November 15, 2012