CONTENTS PAGES INTRODUCTION ........ 1-3 Classification of the Indo-Germanic languages, and a few characteristics of the Germanic languages (§ i). CHAPTER I ALPHABET AND PRONUNCIATION ...... 4-16 The Gothic alphabet (§ 2). Representation of the Gothic vowel-system (§ 3). Pronunciation of the Gothic vowels :—a, a (§ 4); ē (§ 5); i, ei (§ 6); ō (§ 7); u, ū (§ 8); iu (§ 9); aí, áí, ai (§ ίο); aú, áu, au (§ n). The Gothic vowel-system (§ 12). Representation of the Gothic consonant-system (§ 13). Pronunciation of the Gothic consonants ·.—b (§ 14); đ (§ 15); f (§ 16); g (§ 17); h (§ 18); hr (§ 19); j (§ 20); k (§ ai); 1, m, η (§ 22); Pt§23);q(§24); r (§25); β (§26); t (§ 27); b (§ 28); w (§ 29); z (§ 30). Phonetic survey of the Gothic sound-system (§ 31). Stress (§§ 32-4). CHAPTER II THE PRIM. GERMANIC EQUIVALENTS OF THE INDO- GERMANIC VOWEL-SOUNDS ...... i6-ai The Indo-Germanic vowel-system (§ 35). a (§ 36); * (§ 37); > (§ 38) Ι ο (§ 39); u (§ 40); a (§ 41); a (§ 42); ē (§ 431; » (§ 44) J ō (§ 45); δ (§ 46) ; ai (§ 47); ei (§ 48); oi (§ 49); au (§ 50); eu (§ 51); ou (§ 52). The Indg. vocalic nasals and liquids :—m (§ 53); η (§ 54); r (§ 55); 1 (§ 56). CHAPTER III THE PRIM. GERMANIC VOWEL-SYSTEM .... 22-25 Table of the Prim. Germanic vowel-system (§ 57). The change of a to a (§ 59); the change of e to i, and of | ||||