Too Good to be True
English is Not Norse
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19563292 |
|---|---|
| Authors | John Mcwhorter (0000-0003-2979-2075, Columbia University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 34-36 |
| Publication date | 2016-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Language Dynamics and Change (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2210-5824 • E-ISSN: 2210-5832 |
| Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1163/22105832-00601008 |
| OpenAlex | W2409733824 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
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
German · Germanic languages · Icelandic · Linguistics · North Germanic languages · Old Norse · History · Language, Metaphor, and Cognition · Linguistic Variation and Morphology · Philosophy · Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation
| Citations per year | 0.25 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2022 - 2022 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |