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Definition of Neogrammarian

Neogrammarian
Neogrammarian Ne`o*gram*ma"ri*an, n. [Neo- + grammarian; a translation of G. junggrammatiker.] One of a group of philologists who apply phonetic laws more widely and strictly than was formerly done, and who maintain that these laws admit of no real exceptions. -- Ne`o*gram*mat"ic*al, a.

Meaning of Neogrammarian from wikipedia

- The Neogrammarians (German: Junggrammatiker, pronounced [ˈjʊŋɡʁaˌmatɪkɐ] , lit. 'young grammarians') were a German school of linguists, originally at the...
- studies, then took a definite scientific approach with the works of the Neogrammarians in the late 19th–early 20th century. Key contributions were made by...
- axiom of historical linguistics, established by the linguists of the Neogrammarian school of thought in the 19th century, is that sound change is said...
- one or a few particular words, without any apparent regularity. The Neogrammarian linguists of the 19th century introduced the term sound law to refer...
- Grimm. The successes of the comparative approach culminated in the Neogrammarian school of the late 19th century. Still in the 19th century, German philosopher...
- Comparative Linguistics Synchrony and diachrony Protolanguage Language death Neogrammarians More... Language change Sound change Language change Semantic change...
- creole languages in linguistics is that they do not fit the 19th-century neogrammarian "tree model" for the evolution of languages, and its postulated regularity...
- up to Karl Brugmann's Grundriss, published in the 1880s. Brugmann's neogrammarian reevaluation of the field and Ferdinand de Saussure's development of...
- [citation needed] The model is due in its most strict formulation to the Neogrammarians. The model relies on earlier conceptions of William Jones, Franz Bopp...
- These laws have become so detailed and reliable as to support the Neogrammarian rule: the Indo-European sound laws apply without exception. William...