Source

The Germanic Languages

Wayne Harbert is a linguist, and this academic book, published by Cambridge University Press, is a technical survey of the Germanic language family's grammar, phonology and historical development, covering languages relevant to Norse, Anglo-Saxon and other Germanic religious and mythological source texts the atlas discusses. The atlas draws on it for factual linguistic claims, such as how a term or name relates across Germanic languages, not for any religious or mythological interpretation. Its strength is technical linguistic precision from a specialist in the field. Its limit is that it is a linguistics reference, so it says nothing about the religious or cultural significance of the languages it describes, only their structure and history, and a separate source is needed for that material.

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Assessment

Reliability Tier

Wayne Harbert's standard scholarly reference on the Germanic language family, covering its branches, historical development and speaker peoples such as the Saxons and Franks during the Migration Period; a linguistics reference, not a source on the religious content of any specific Germanic speaking tradition.

Notes

Wayne Harbert's standard scholarly reference on the Germanic language family, covering its branches, historical development and speaker peoples such as the Saxons and Franks during the Migration Period. Use for established linguistic and historical facts about Germanic languages and peoples; a linguistics reference, not a source on the religious content of any specific Germanic-speaking tradition.

Citation

Author

Wayne Harbert

Publisher

Cambridge University Press

Publication Year

2007

URL

https://archive.org/details/Harbert-TheGermanicLanguages

Source Type

academic monograph

Connections

Associated With

Anglo-Saxons

This source names Anglo-Saxons directly: "Wayne Harbert is a linguist, and this academic book, published by Cambridge University Press, is a technical survey of the Germanic language family's grammar, phonology and historical development..."

Source The Germanic LanguagesWayne Harbert

Norse

This source names Norse directly: "covering languages relevant to Norse, Anglo-Saxon and other Germanic religious and mythological source texts the atlas discusses."

Source The Germanic LanguagesWayne Harbert

Saxons

This source names Saxons directly: "Wayne Harbert is a linguist, and this academic book, published by Cambridge University Press, is a technical survey of the Germanic language family's grammar, phonology and historical development..."

Source The Germanic LanguagesWayne Harbert

Claims Backed By This Source (90 claims)

This source backs 90 claims across the atlas. As facts: 62 well-attested, 3 scholarly debate. As cited relationships: 10 holds, 2 connected. Plus 13 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.

Disposition By Topic

Articles, 18 claims: 14 well-attested, 2 connected, 2 general references.
Historical Figures, 17 claims: 12 well-attested, 2 scholarly debate, 2 holds, 1 general references.
Languages, 15 claims: 11 well-attested, 1 holds, 3 general references.
Scriptures & Texts, 14 claims: 9 well-attested, 4 holds, 1 general references.
Sources, 11 claims: 8 well-attested, 3 holds.
Cultures, 8 claims: 4 well-attested, 4 general references.
Language Families, 4 claims: 2 well-attested, 1 scholarly debate, 1 general references.
Historical Periods, 3 claims: 2 well-attested, 1 general references.