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Otto Behaghel

Germanist and professor (1854–1936) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Otto Behaghel
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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]

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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.

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Works

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

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