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Suffixal j in Germanic

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 April 2026

Peter H. Erdmann
Peter H. Erdmann*
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University of Hamburg
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Abstract

Comparative treatment of the Germanic resonants has, in the past, emphasized Gothic. An analysis of irregular Old English material here leads to a better understanding of the problem. The present paper provides evidence for an extension of Sievers' Law to polysyllables, and a refutation of Lehmann's claim that the IE resonant system was maintained into late Proto-Germanic.1

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Language , Volume 48 , Issue 2 , June 1972, pp. 407 - 415
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Linguistic Society of America 1972

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