Old English and its Closest Relatives
A Survey of the Earliest Germanic Languages
Published on 2. September 2003
304 pages
978-1-134-84899-7 (ISBN)
Description
This accessible introductory reference source surveys the linguistic and cultural background of the earliest known Germanic languages and examines their similarities and differences. The Languages covered include:Gothic Old Norse Old SaxonOld English Old Low Franconian Old High German Written in a lively style, each chapter opens with a brief cultural history of the people who used the language, followed by selected authentic and translated texts and an examination of particular areas including grammar, pronunciation, lexis, dialect variation and borrowing, textual transmission, analogy and drift.
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`Robinson has been very successful in attaining his main aim, viz. to compile an accessible book for beginners on the earliest Germanic languages with texts, grammar and background information - a remarkable achievement, in my view.'More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Product notice
Reflowable
File size
3,07 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-134-84899-7 (9781134848997)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
Book
05/1994
1st Edition
Routledge
€72.80
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Book
05/1992
Routledge
€113.00
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Person
Orrin W. Robinson
Content
Abbreviations; Section 1 THE GERMANIC LANGUAGE FAMILY; Section 2 GERMANIC: A GRAMMATICAL SKETCH; Section 3 GOTHIC; Section 4 OLD NORSE; Section 5 OLD SAXON; Section 6 OLD ENGLISH; Section 7 OLD FRISIAN; Section 8 OLD LOW FRANCONIAN; Section 9 OLD HIGH GERMAN; Section 10 THE GROUPING OF THE GERMANIC LANGUAGES; Appendix: Translations of Readings; REFERENCE MATTER; index;
