Otto Behaghel

Otto Behaghel (German pronunciation: [ˈɔtoː beˈhaːɡəl]; May 3, 1854 in Karlsruhe – October 9, 1936 in Munich) was a Germanist and professor in Heidelberg, Basel, and Gießen.^[1]^[2]

He added theoretical contributions to the German and Middle High German language via philology and more.^[3] He formulated Behaghel's laws that describe the principles that govern word positions in a sentence. His work is still important in Theme and rheme research.

Works

Geschichte der deutschen Sprache (1891)
Heliand und Genesis (1903)
Deutsche Syntax, 3 volumes (1923–1928)

References

^ "Otto Behaghel". Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen.
^ Roedder, Edwin (1936). "Otto Behaghel 3. Mai 1854 - 9. Oktober 1936 Ein Gedenkblatt". Monatshefte für Deutschen Unterricht. 28 (8): 364–366. JSTOR 30169303 – via JSTOR.
^ Gustafsson, Marita (1974). "The Phonetic Length of the Members in Present-Day English Binomials". Neuphilologische Mitteilungen. 75 (4): 663–677. JSTOR 43345514 – via JSTOR.

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[1] "Otto Behaghel". Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen.

[2] Roedder, Edwin (1936). "Otto Behaghel 3. Mai 1854 - 9. Oktober 1936 Ein Gedenkblatt". Monatshefte für Deutschen Unterricht. 28 (8): 364–366. JSTOR 30169303 – via JSTOR.

[3] Gustafsson, Marita (1974). "The Phonetic Length of the Members in Present-Day English Binomials". Neuphilologische Mitteilungen. 75 (4): 663–677. JSTOR 43345514 – via JSTOR.

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