Theo Vennemann
German historical linguist (born 1937) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
German historical linguist (born 1937) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Theo Vennemann genannt Nierfeld (German: [ˈfɛnəman]; born 27 May 1937) is a German historical linguist known for his controversial theories of a "Vasconic" and an "Atlantic" stratum in European languages, published since the 1990s.[1]
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Theo Vennemann | |
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Born | Oberhausen-Sterkrade, Germany | May 27, 1937
Occupation | Linguist |
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Institutions | Ludwig Maximilian University |
Main interests | Historical linguistics |
Notable works | Europa Vasconica – Europa Semitica (2003) |
Notable ideas | "Vasconic" and "Atlantic" strata |
He was professor of Germanic and theoretical linguistics at Ludwig Maximilian University, Munich from 1974 (retired 2005).
Vennemann's book Europa Vasconica – Europa Semitica (2003) was reviewed in Lingua by linguists Philip Baldi and B. Richard Page, who made reasoned dismissals of a number of his proposals. The reviewers still applauded Vennemann's "efforts to reassess the role and extent of language contact in the development of Indo-European languages in Europe".[2]
Vennemann's controversial claims about the prehistory of European languages include the following:
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