Imperative Constructions in Old English
Author | : Celia M. Millward |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 146 |
Release | : 1966 |
Genre | : English language |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Celia M. Millward |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 146 |
Release | : 1966 |
Genre | : English language |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Celia M. Millward |
Publisher | : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG |
Total Pages | : 76 |
Release | : 2016-12-19 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 3111658406 |
Author | : Graeme Davis |
Publisher | : Peter Lang |
Total Pages | : 196 |
Release | : 2006 |
Genre | : Foreign Language Study |
ISBN | : 9783039102709 |
Study of the syntax of Old English and Old Icelandic has for long been dominated by the impressions of early philologists. Their assertions that these languages were «free» in their word-order were for many years unchallenged. Only within the last two decades has it been demonstrated that the word-order of each shows regular patterns which approach the status of rules, and which may be precisely described. This book takes the subject one step further by offering a comparison of the syntax of Old English and Old Icelandic, the two best-preserved Old Germanic languages. Overwhelmingly the two languages show the same word-order patterns - as do the other Old Germanic languages, at least as far as can be determined from the fragments which have survived. It has long been recognised that Old English and Old Icelandic have a high proportion of common lexis and very similar morphology, yet the convention has been to emphasise the differences between the two as representatives respectively of the West and North sub-families of Germanic. The argument of this book is that the similar word-order of the two should instead lead us to stress the similarities between the two languages. Old English and Old Icelandic were sufficiently close to be mutually comprehensible. This thesis receives copious support from historical and literary texts. Our understanding of the Old Germanic world should be modified by the concept of a common «Northern Speech» which provided a common Germanic ethnic identity and a platform for the free flow of cultural ideas.
Author | : |
Publisher | : John Benjamins Publishing |
Total Pages | : 554 |
Release | : 1977-12-31 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 9027274142 |
Germanists have long lamented the lack of comprehensive bibliographies of past and present literature, particularly in the areas of Frisian, Old English, Old High German, and, most notably, Old Saxon. The compilers of this bibliography deem it crucial to fill this lacuna before embarking on two further volumes project to complete this series: I. Texts, and II. Maps and Commentaries. NOTE FROM THE PUBLISHER: The publication of the two further volumes (I. Texts; II. Maps and Commentaries) has been canceled.
Author | : Library of Congress |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 658 |
Release | : 1976 |
Genre | : Subject catalogs |
ISBN | : |
Beginning with 1953, entries for Motion pictures and filmstrips, Music and phonorecords form separate parts of the Library of Congress catalogue. Entries for Maps and atlases were issued separately 1953-1955.
Author | : John Walmsley |
Publisher | : John Wiley & Sons |
Total Pages | : 320 |
Release | : 2016-01-19 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 1119121396 |
Inside Old English: Essays in Honour of Bruce Mitchell offers readers a comprehensive insight into the world of Old English. Brings together original essays written by prominent specialists in the field in honour of Bruce Mitchell, the eminent Oxford scholar and co-author of the bestselling A Guide to Old English, 6th edition Encourages readers to engage with the literary, cultural, intellectual, religious and historical contexts of Old English texts Explores the problems scholars face in interpreting and editing Old English texts Contributors provide authoritative and informative perspectives, drawing out connections between different contexts and pointing readers towards the essential secondary literature for each topic