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Abstract

The grammatical items are not Norse, speakers never called it Norse, and Germanic speakers almost always learned their conquerees’ language rather than imposing it—Old English is not Norse.

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Contributors

John McWhorter

Journal

Journal ID (e-issn): 22105832

Title: Language Dynamics and Change

Abbreviated Title: LDC

Publisher: Brill (The Netherlands )

ISSN (Print): 2210-5824

ISSN (Electronic): 2210-5832

Publication date (Electronic): 2016

Volume: 6

Issue: 1

Pages: 34-36

Affiliations

Columbia University jm3156@ 123456columbia.edu

Article

DOI: 10.1163/22105832-00601008

SO-VID: 136dd879-66f0-4863-8bdf-5c95086d84f6

History

ScienceOpen disciplines: Social & Behavioral Sciences,Law

Keywords: historical syntax,language contact,history of English,Germanic

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ScienceOpen disciplines: Social & Behavioral Sciences, Law

Keywords: historical syntax, language contact, history of English, Germanic

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