Theo Vennemann

Theo Vennemann
Born (1937-05-27) May 27, 1937 (age 87)
Oberhausen-Sterkrade, Germany
OccupationLinguist
Academic work
InstitutionsLudwig Maximilian University
Main interestsHistorical linguistics
Notable worksEuropa Vasconica – Europa Semitica (2003)
Notable ideas"Vasconic" and "Atlantic" strata

Theo Vennemann genannt Nierfeld (German: [ˈfɛnəman]; born 27 May 1937) is a German historical linguist known for his controversial theories of a "Vasconic" and an "Atlantic" stratum in European languages, published since the 1990s.[1]

He was professor of Germanic and theoretical linguistics at Ludwig Maximilian University, Munich from 1974 (retired 2005).

  1. ^ "Basken, Semiten, Indogermanen. Urheimatfragen in linguistischer und anthropologischer Sicht". In: Wolfgang Meid (ed.): Sprache und Kultur der Indogermanen. Akten der X. Fachtagung der Indogermanischen Gesellschaft, 22.–28. September 1996. Innsbrucker Beiträge zur Sprachwissenschaft. vol. 93. Innsbruck, 1998, pp. 119–138.

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