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]

Otto Behaghel, date unknown

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

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

References

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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 – via JSTOR.
  3. ^ Gustafsson, Marita (1974). "THE PHONETIC LENGTH OF THE MEMBERS IN PRESENT-DAY ENGLISH BINOMIALS". Neuphilologische Mitteilungen. 75 (4): 663–677 – via JSTOR.