Cover; Half-title; Series-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Tables; Language Abbreviations; Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction; 2 The Germanic lexicon; 3 The sound systems of Germanic: inventories, alternations and structures; 4 The Germanic nominal system: paradigmatic and syntagmatic variation; 5 The verbal systems of Germanic: paradigmatic and syntagmatic comparison; 6 The syntax of the clause; References; Index;