Junggrammatiker

[ yoong-grah-mah-tee-kuhr ]

nounLinguistics, German.
  1. a group of linguists of the late 19th century who held that phonetic laws are universally valid and allow of no exceptions; neo-grammarians.

Origin of Junggrammatiker

1
Literally, “young grammarians”

Words Nearby Junggrammatiker

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