ANGLO-GERMAN RIVALRIES: AN ATTEMPT AT CHARTING THE DRIFT-AWAY FROM THE COMMON ANCESTOR AND ACCOUNTING FOR DISSIMILAR SPREAD PATTERNS
ANGLO-GERMAN RIVALRIES: AN ATTEMPT AT CHARTING THE DRIFT-AWAY FROM THE COMMON ANCESTOR AND ACCOUNTING FOR DISSIMILAR SPREAD PATTERNS
Author(s): Gina MăciucăSubject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: Editura Universitaria Craiova
Keywords: English vs German; common ancestor; drift-away
Summary/Abstract: The author of the present paper takes it upon herself to compare the two most widely spoken representatives of Germanic languages – English and German – and expose their contrasts and similarities. The first section takes the reader crosswise through the grammar of the two descendants from West Germanic, whereas in the second and final one the author investigates the root causes of the blatant dissimilarity between the two Germanic sisters in terms of spread patterns.
Journal: Analele Universităţii din Craiova. Seria Ştiinţe Filologice. Lingvistică
- Issue Year: 2011
- Issue No: 1-2
- Page Range: 199-206
- Page Count: 8
- Language: English