Germanisch-romanische Sprachkontakte. Wie außersprachliche Faktoren die Linguistik beeinflussen

Etymological research informs not only our knowledge of particular languages but also the communities of speakers involved and their history more broadly. While it is generally recognized that historical, cultural and societal events can influence the development of languages, how these factors influence linguistic research and how we think about or perceive particular languages is often overlooked. Certain domains or themes seem especially prone to this effect in Germanic studies, and the treatment of the Germanic element in Italo-Romance is a case in point