Wiener argues that Germanic languages have arisen by a sudden influx of Low Latin and Arabic. He demonstrates that they developed from the Graeco-Latin glossaries through Gothic interpretations, which owe their origin to the Graeco-Arabic learning in Spain.
| ISBN: | 9781931956963 |
| Publication date: | 1st December 2002 |
| Author: | Leo Wiener |
| Publisher: | Gorgias Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 416 pages |
| Genres: |
European history Middle Eastern history |