English: the Language of the Vikings
Author | : Joseph Embley Emonds |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 180 |
Release | : 2014 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9788024443829 |
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Author | : Joseph Embley Emonds |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 180 |
Release | : 2014 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9788024443829 |
Author | : Matthew Townend |
Publisher | : Brepols Publishers |
Total Pages | : 272 |
Release | : 2002 |
Genre | : Foreign Language Study |
ISBN | : |
This is the first ever book-length study for the nature and significance of the linguistic contact between speakers of Old Norse and Old English in Viking Age England. It investigates in a wide-ranging and systematic fashion a foundational but under-considered factor in the history and culture of the Vikings in England. The subject is important for late Anglo-Saxon and Viking Age history; for language and literature in the late Anglo-Saxon period; and for the history and development of the English language. The work's primary focus is on Anglo-Norse language contact, with a particular emphasis on the question of possible mutual intelligibility between speakers of the two languages; but since language contact is an emphatically sociolinguistic phenomenon, the work's methodology combines linguistic, literary and historical approaches, and draws for its evidence on texts in Old English, Old Norse and Anglo-Latin, and other forms of linguistic and onomastic material
Author | : John McWhorter |
Publisher | : Penguin |
Total Pages | : 258 |
Release | : 2009-10-27 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 1592404944 |
A survey of the quirks and quandaries of the English language, focusing on our strange and wonderful grammar Why do we say “I am reading a catalog” instead of “I read a catalog”? Why do we say “do” at all? Is the way we speak a reflection of our cultural values? Delving into these provocative topics and more, Our Magnificent Bastard Language distills hundreds of years of fascinating lore into one lively history. Covering such turning points as the little-known Celtic and Welsh influences on English, the impact of the Viking raids and the Norman Conquest, and the Germanic invasions that started it all during the fifth century ad, John McWhorter narrates this colorful evolution with vigor. Drawing on revolutionary genetic and linguistic research as well as a cache of remarkable trivia about the origins of English words and syntax patterns, Our Magnificent Bastard Tongue ultimately demonstrates the arbitrary, maddening nature of English— and its ironic simplicity due to its role as a streamlined lingua franca during the early formation of Britain. This is the book that language aficionados worldwide have been waiting for (and no, it’s not a sin to end a sentence with a preposition).
Author | : |
Publisher | : Hackett Publishing |
Total Pages | : 183 |
Release | : 2017-07-31 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 1624666353 |
From the translator of the bestselling Poetic Edda (Hackett, 2015) comes a gripping new rendering of two of the greatest sagas of Old Norse literature. Together the two sagas recount the story of seven generations of a single legendary heroic family and comprise our best source of traditional lore about its members—including, among others, the dragon-slayer Sigurd, Brynhild the Valkyrie, and the Viking chieftain Ragnar Lothbrok.
Author | : John Geipel |
Publisher | : David & Charles |
Total Pages | : 236 |
Release | : 1971 |
Genre | : Foreign Language Study |
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Author | : Jesse L. Byock |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 366 |
Release | : 2018-09-11 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780988176416 |
2nd upgraded edition of Viking Language 1 in new smaller book size. Everything necessary to learn Old Norse, the language of the Iceland and Old Scandinavia. For beginner to advanced, graded lessons, saga readings, runes, myths, old Icelandic, grammar exercises, pronunciation, vocabulary and study guides. www.oldnorse.org and vikinglanguage.com
Author | : Jesse L. Byock |
Publisher | : Createspace Independent Pub |
Total Pages | : 383 |
Release | : 2013 |
Genre | : Foreign Language Study |
ISBN | : 9781480216440 |
An introduction to Old Norse, runes, Icelandic sagas, and the culture of the Vikings. The 15 graded lessons include vocabulary and grammar exercises, 35 readings, pronunciation, 15 maps, 45 illustrations, and 180 exercises. Journey through Viking Age Denmark, Iceland, Greenland, Norway, Sweden, Britain, Russia, and Byzantium with original Old Norse readings of Vikings, Norse mythology, heroes, sacred kingship, blood feuds, and daily life.
Author | : Charles Barber |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 319 |
Release | : 2012-03-29 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 1107693934 |
This bestselling text by Charles Barber recounts the history of the English language from its ancestry to the present day.
Author | : Melvyn Bragg |
Publisher | : Skyhorse Publishing, Inc. |
Total Pages | : 497 |
Release | : 2011-04-01 |
Genre | : Reference |
ISBN | : 1611450071 |
A history of the English language traces its evolution from a Germanic dialect around 500 A.D. to its modern form, noting the influence of such groups and individuals as early Anglo-Saxon tribes, Alfred the Great, and William Shakespeare.
Author | : David J. Peterson |
Publisher | : Penguin Books |
Total Pages | : 306 |
Release | : 2015-09-29 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 0143126466 |
From language creator David J. Peterson comes a creative gui de to language constructio, offering an overview of language creation, covering its history from Tolkien's creations and Klingon to today's thriving global community of conlangers. He provides the essential tools necessary for inventing and evolving new languages, using examples from a variety of languages including his own creations.