List of tables
Table 2.1Classification of Proto-Germanic nominal stems
Table 2.2Inflection of the major productive nominal stem classes in Proto-Germanic
Table 2.3Reconstructed PGmc. i-stem paradigm of *gastiz ‘guest’
Table 2.4Reconstructed PGmc. u-stem paradigm of *sunuz ‘son’
Table 2.5Reconstructed PGmc. root noun paradigm of *fōt- ‘foot’
Table 2.6Reconstructed PGmc. r-stem paradigm of *brōðēr ‘brother’
Table 2.7Reconstructed PGmc. s-stem paradigm of *lambaz ‘lamb’
Table 2.8Reconstructed PGmc. nd-stem paradigm of *frijōnd- ‘friend’
Table 2.9The development of PGmc. nom. sg. inflections in the early Germanic languages
Table 2.10The development of PGmc. acc. sg. inflections in the early Germanic languages
Table 2.11The development of PGmc. gen. sg. inflections in the early Germanic languages
Table 2.12The development of PGmc. dat. sg. inflections in the early Germanic languages
Table 2.13The development of PGmc. nom. pl. inflections in the early Germanic languages
Table 2.14The development of PGmc. acc. pl. inflections in the early Germanic languages
Table 2.15The development of PGmc. gen. pl. inflections in the early Germanic languages
Table 2.16The development of PGmc. dat. pl. inflections in the early Germanic languages
Table 3.1The competing inflections in the OE light-syllable masculine and heavy-syllable feminine i-stems
Table 3.2Distribution of archaic and innovative inflections in the OE light-syllable masculine and neuter i-stems
Table 3.3Distribution of archaic and innovative inflections in the OE heavy-syllable feminine i-stems
Table 3.4The percentage of innovation in the dat. sg. and acc. sg. in the OE heavy-syllable feminine i-stems
Table 3.5The percentage of innovation in the acc. sg. in the OE heavy-syllable feminine i-stems
Table 3.6Overall distribution of innovative inflections in the OE i-stems
Table 3.7The competing inflections in the OE light-syllable masculine and feminine u-stems
Table 3.8Distribution of archaic and innovative inflections in OE the masculine u-stems
Table 3.9Distribution of competing inflections in the paradigm of OE magu
Table 3.10Distribution of archaic and innovative inflections in the OE light- and heavy-syllable feminine u-stems
Table 3.11Overall distribution of innovative inflections in the OE u-stems
Table 3.12Diachronic distribution of innovative inflections in the OE u-stems
Table 3.13Dialectal distribution of innovative inflections in the OE u-stems
Table 3.14Distribution of innovative forms in the OE u-stems with respect to dialect and period
Table 3.15The competing inflections in the OE masculine and feminine root nouns
Table 3.16Distribution of archaic and innovative inflections in the OE masculine root nouns
Table 3.17Distribution of archaic and innovative inflections in the OE light-syllable feminine root nouns
Table 3.18Distribution of archaic and innovative inflections in the OE heavy-syllable feminine root nouns
Table 3.19Overall distribution of innovative inflections in the OE root nouns
Table 3.20Diachronic distribution of innovative inflections in the OE root nouns
Table 3.21Dialectal distribution of innovative inflections in the OE root nouns
Table 3.22Distribution of innovative inflections in the OE root nouns with respect to dialect and period
Table 3.23The competing inflections in the OE masculine and feminine r-stems
Table 3.24Distribution of archaic and innovative inflections in the OE masculine r-stems
Table 3.25Distribution of archaic and innovative inflections in the OE feminine r-stems
Table 3.26Distribution of archaic and innovative inflections in OE gebrōþru and gesweostru
Table 3.27Overall distribution of innovative inflections in the OE r-stems
Table 3.28Distribution of innovative inflections in the plural and the proportion of plural inflection in the individual OE r-stems
Table 3.29Diachronic distribution of innovative inflections in the OE r-stems
Table 3.30Dialectal distribution of innovative inflections in the OE r-stems
Table 3.31Distribution of innovative forms in the OE r-stems with respect to dialect and period
Table 3.32The competing inflections in the OE s-stems
Table 3.33Distribution of archaic and innovative inflections in the OE s-stems
Table 3.34Overall distribution of archaic and innovative inflections in the OE s-stems
Table 3.35Diachronic distribution of innovative inflections in the OE s-stems
Table 3.36Dialectal distribution of innovative inflections in the OE s-stems
Table 3.37Distribution of innovative forms in the OE s-stems with respect to dialect and period
Table 3.38Stages of the development of the OE s-stems
Table 3.39Distribution of archaic and innovative inflections in the paradigm of OE child
Table 3.40Distribution of the a-stem forms in the plural of cild with respect to dialect and period
Table 3.41The competing inflections in the OE monosyllabic nd-stems
Table 3.42Distribution of archaic and innovative inflections in the OE monosyllabic nd-stems (frēond and fēond)
Table 3.43Distribution of archaic and innovative inflections in the OE disyllabic nd-stems
Table 3.44Distribution of innovative inflections in the two types of the OE nd-stems
Table 3.45Diachronic distribution of innovative inflections in the OE nd-stems
Table 3.46Dialectal distribution of innovative inflections in the OE nd-stems
Table 3.47Distribution of innovative forms in the OE nd-stems with respect to dialect and period
Table 3.48The competing inflections in the OE þ-stems
Table 3.49Distribution of archaic and innovative inflections in the OE þ-stems
Table 3.50Diachronic distribution of innovative inflections in the OE þ-stems
Table 3.51Dialectal distribution of innovative inflections in the OE þ-stems
Table 3.52Distribution of innovative forms in the OE þ-stem paradigm with respect to dialect and period
Table 3.53Directions of interdeclensional transfers of minor stems in Old English
Table 3.54Summary of the distribution of archaic and innovative inflections in the OE minor stems per class
Table 3.55Distribution of innovative inflections in the OE minor stems with respect to number
Table 3.56The correlation between the salience of plural markers and the innovation level in the OE minor stems
Table 3.57The correlation between the innovation level in the plural paradigms and the plural proportion
Table 3.58Overall distribution of archaic and innovative inflections in the OE minors
Table 3.59Diachronic distribution of innovative inflections in the OE minor stems
Table 3.60Distribution of innovative features in the OE minor stems with respect to period
Table 3.61Dialectal distribution of innovative inflections in the OE minor stems
Table 3.62Distribution of innovative features in the OE minor stems with respect to dialect
Table 4.1The competing inflections in the OFris. light-syllable masculine and neuter i-stems
Table 4.2The competing inflections in the OFris. light-syllable feminine i-stems
Table 4.3The competing inflections in the OFris. heavy-syllable masculine and neuter i-stems
Table 4.4The competing inflections in the OFris. heavy-syllable feminine i-stems
Table 4.5Distribution of archaic and innovative inflections in the OFris. light-syllable masculine and neuter i-stems
Table 4.6Distribution of archaic and innovative inflections in the OFris. heavy-syllable feminine i-stems
Table 4.7Overall distribution of archaic and innovative inflections in the OFris. i-stems
Table 4.8The attested singular forms in the paradigm of OFris. wrald ‘world’
Table 4.9The attested singular forms in the paradigm of OFris. dēde ‘deed’
Table 4.10The attested singular forms in the paradigm of OFris. plicht ‘duty’
Table 4.11The effect of different interpretations on the level of archaism of the paradigms
Table 4.12The competing inflections in the OFris. light- and heavy-syllable masculine u-stems
Table 4.13Distribution of archaic and innovative inflections in the OFris. light- and heavy-syllable masculine u-stems
Table 4.14Distribution of archaic and innovative inflections in the OFris. feminine u-stems
Table 4.15Distribution of archaic and innovative inflections in the OFris. neuter u-stems
Table 4.16Distribution of archaic and innovative inflections in the OFris. masculine, feminine and neuter u-stems
Table 4.17Overall distribution of archaic and innovative inflections in the OFris. u-stems
Table 4.18The competing inflections in the OFris. masculine and feminine root nouns
Table 4.19Distribution of archaic and innovative inflections in the OFris. masculine root nouns
Table 4.20Distribution of archaic and innovative inflections in the OFris. feminine root nouns
Table 4.21Overall distribution of archaic and innovative forms in the OFris. root nouns
Table 4.22The competing inflections in the OFris. masculine r-stems
Table 4.23Distribution of archaic and innovative inflections in the OFris. masculine r-stems
Table 4.24Distribution of archaic and innovative inflections in the OFris. feminine r-stems
Table 4.25Overall distribution of archaic and innovative inflections in the OFris. r-stems
Table 4.26The competing inflections in the OFris. s-stems
Table 4.27Distribution of archaic and innovative inflections in the OFris. s-stems
Table 4.28Overall distribution of archaic and innovative inflections in the OFris. s-stems
Table 4.29The competing inflections in the OFris. nd-stems
Table 4.30Distribution of archaic and innovative inflections in the OFris. nd-stems
Table 4.31Overall distribution of archaic and innovative inflections in the OFris. nd-stems
Table 4.32Directions of interdeclensional transfers of minor stems in Old Frisian
Table 4.33Summary of the distribution of archaic and innovative inflections in the OFris. minor stems per class
Table 4.34Distribution of archaic and innovative inflections in the OFris. vocalic and consonantal stems
Table 4.35Overall distribution of archaic and innovative inflections in the OFris. minor stems
Table 4.36Distribution of archaic and innovative inflections in the OFris. minor stems with respect to number
Table 4.37The correlation between the salience of plural markers and the innovation level in the OFris. minor stems
Table 4.38The correlation between the percentage of innovative inflection in the plural and the proportion of the plural inflection
Table 5.1The productive paradigms serving as templates for the restructuring of the OS minor stems
Table 5.2Grapho-phonemic correspondences and their morphological consequences
Table 5.3The competing inflections in the OS light-syllable masculine i-stems
Table 5.4The competing inflections in the OS heavy-syllable feminine i-stems
Table 5.5Distribution of archaic and innovative inflections in the OS light-syllable masculine and neuter i-stems
Table 5.6Distribution of archaic and innovative inflections in the OS light-syllable feminine i-stems
Table 5.7Distribution of archaic and innovative inflections in the OS heavy-syllable masculine and neuter i-stems
Table 5.8Distribution of archaic and innovative inflections in the OS heavy-syllable feminine i-stems
Table 5.9Overall distribution of archaic and innovative inflections in the OS i-stems
Table 5.10The overlapping inflections in the OS i-stem, ja-stem and a-stems
Table 5.11The interpretation of inflections in the OS dat. sg.
Table 5.12The competing inflections in the OS light-syllable masculine u-stems
Table 5.13The competing inflections in the OS feminine heavy-syllable u-stems
Table 5.14Distribution of archaic and innovative inflections in the OS light- and heavy- syllable masculine u-stems
Table 5.15Distribution of archaic and innovative inflections in the OS light- and heavy-syllable feminine u-stems
Table 5.16Overall distribution of archaic and innovative inflections in the OS u-stems
Table 5.17Interpretations of the dat. sg. and nom. pl. inflections in the OS u-stem paradigm
Table 5.18The competing inflections in the OS masculine root nouns
Table 5.19The competing inflections in the OS feminine root nouns
Table 5.20Distribution of archaic and innovative inflections in the OS masculine root nouns, including the paradigm of OS man(n)
Table 5.21Distribution of archaic and innovative inflections in the OS feminine root nouns
Table 5.22Overall distribution of archaic and innovative inflections in the OS root nouns
Table 5.23The competing inflections in the OS masculine r-stems
Table 5.24Distribution of archaic and innovative inflections in the OS r-stems
Table 5.25The competing inflections in the OS s-stems
Table 5.26Distribution of archaic and innovative inflections in the OS s-stems
Table 5.27The competing inflections in the OS nd-stems (mon.)
Table 5.28The competing inflections in the OS nd-stems (dis.)
Table 5.29Distribution of archaic and innovative inflections in the OS monosyllabic nd-stems
Table 5.30Distribution of archaic and innovative inflections in the OS disyllabic nd-stems
Table 5.31Overall distribution of archaic and innovative inflections in the OS nd-stems
Table 5.32Overall distribution of archaic and innovative inflections in the OS nd-stems
Table 5.33Directions of interdeclensional transfers of minor stems in Old Saxon
Table 5.34Summary of the distribution of archaic and innovative inflections in the OS minor stems per class
Table 5.35Distribution of innovative inflections in the OS singular and plural paradigms
Table 5.36The correlation between the salience of plural markers and the innovation level in the OS minor stems
Table 5.37Overall distribution of archaic and innovative inflections in the OS minor stems
Table 5.38The percentage of archaic and innovative inflections in minor stems in individual OS sources
Table 5.39Common inflectional pattern based on the OS u-stems and i-stems
Table 6.1Productive paradigms serving as templates for the restructuring of inflection in OLF
Table 6.2The OLF heavy-syllable masculine and feminine i-stems
Table 6.3The competing inflections in the OLF light-syllable masculine u-stems
Table 6.4Distribution of archaic and innovative inflections in the OLF masculine, neuter and feminine u-stems
Table 6.5Overall distribution of archaic and innovative inflections in the OLF u-stems
Table 6.6The interpretation of the OLF u-stems in two different perspectives
Table 6.7The competing inflections in the OLF masculine root nouns
Table 6.8The competing inflections in the OLF feminine root nouns
Table 6.9Distribution of archaic and innovative inflections in the OLF masculine and feminine root noun paradigms
Table 6.10Overall distribution of archaic and innovative inflections in the OLF root nouns
Table 6.11The competing inflections in the OLF feminine r-stems
Table 6.12Distribution of archaic and innovative inflections in the OLF masculine and feminine r-stems
Table 6.13Overall distribution of archaic and innovative inflections in the OLF r-stems
Table 6.14The competing inflections in the OLF s-stems
Table 6.15The competing inflections in the OLF nd-stems
Table 6.16Distribution of archaic and innovative inflections in the OLF nd-stems
Table 6.17Overall distribution of archaic and innovative inflections in the OLF nd-stems
Table 6.18Directions of interdeclensional transfers of minor stems in Old Low Franconian
Table 6.19Summary of the distribution of archaic and innovative inflections in the OLF minor stems per class
Table 6.20Distribution of innovative inflections in the OLF minor stems with respect to number
Table 6.21The correlation between the salience of plural markers and the innovation level in the OLF minor stems
Table 6.22Overall distribution of archaic and innovative inflections in the OLF minor stems
Table 6.23The percentage of innovative inflections in the minor stems in individual OLF sources
Table 7.1Directions of analogical transfers in the early Northern West Germanic languages: An overview
Table 7.2The total amount of innovative inflection in minor paradigms in the investigated languages
Table 7.3Overall percentage of innovation in the minor paradigms in the investigated languages
Table 7.4Distribution of innovative forms in the minor paradigms with respect to number
Table 7.5Distribution of innovative forms across individual classes with respect to number
Table 7.6Distribution of innovative forms with respect to number in vocalic and consonantal stems
Table 7.7Distribution of innovative features in the singular paradigm across individual classes
Table 7.8Distribution of innovative features in the plural paradigm across individual classes
Table 7.9The correlation between the percentage of innovation in the plural paradigms and the salience of inflectional markers
Table 7.10The correlation between the percentage of neutral forms and the level of innovation in the minor paradigms in Old English, Old Frisian and Old Saxon
Table 8.1Distribution of innovative forms in the dat. sg. of OE fōt and meolc