The Germanic Languages provides a survey of twelve Germanic languages. Fully comprehensive, this book presents both detailed research on the major Germanic languages and rarely covered minor languages including Yiddish, Pennsylvanian German, and Afrikaans. Extensive discussions of phonology, morphology, syntax, lexis, and the main dialects plus a comprehensive index, bibliographies, and maps of language distribution and development make this a complete reference source.

Contributors include: Winfred P. Lehmann University of Texas at Austin, Ans van Kemenade Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. John Ole Askedal Universitet i Oslo, Erik Andersson Svenska Institutionen. Neil Jacobs Ohio State University, Silke Van Ness State University of New York at Albany, Suzanne Romaine Merton College Oxford