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A Guide to old English

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Blackwell Publishers 2001Edition: 6thDescription: 411ISBN:
  • 0631226362
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 429.82421/MIT MIT
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

The sixth edition of this popular introduction to Old English language and literature retains the general structure and style of previous editions, but has been updated and includes two new texts: Wulf and Eadwacer and Judith.

A new edition of the most widely used introduction to Old English language and literature. Includes two new texts, widely requested by teachers and students: Wulf and Eadwacer and Judith. Includes a range of helpful pedagogical tools - a map of Anglo-Saxon England, notes, a glossary, indexes to Part I, and a general introduction to Anglo-Saxon studies. Can be used in the classroom or for self-study; there is a special section "How to Use this Guide".

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Foreword to the Sixth Edition.Foreword to the Seventh Edition.Map of Anglo-Saxon England.Abbreviations and Symbols.How to Use this Guide
  • Part I
  • 1 Preliminary Remarks on the Language
  • 2 Orthography and Pronunciation
  • i Orthography
  • ii Stress
  • iii Vowels
  • iv Diphthongs
  • v Consonants
  • 3 Inflexions.Introduction
  • i Pronouns
  • ii Nouns and Sound-Changes Relevant to Them:
  • Weak Nouns
  • Some Technical Terms
  • Strong Nouns like stA?n (Masc.) and scip (Neut.)
  • Masculine and Neuter Nouns in -e.Strong Feminine Nouns
  • i-Mutation
  • Nouns Affected by i-Mutation
  • u-Nouns
  • iii Adjectives:
  • Introduction
  • Weak Declension
  • Strong Declension
  • Stem Changes in Adjectives
  • Comparison of Adjectives
  • iv Observations on Noun, Adjective, and Pronoun Declensions
  • v Numerals
  • vi Strong Verbs and Sound-Changes Relevant to Them:
  • Introduction
  • Principal Parts of the Strong Verbs
  • Breaking
  • Influence of Initial A!, sc, A?
  • Influence of Nasals
  • Summary of the Strong Verbs of Class III
  • The Effects of Sound-Changes on Other Strong Verbs
  • Strong Verbs of Class VII
  • Grimm's Law and Verner's Law
  • Conjugation of the Strong Verb
  • vii Weak Verbs and Sound-Changes Relevant to Them:
  • Introduction
  • Class 1
  • Class 2
  • Class 3
  • viii Anomalous Verbs:
  • BA?on.D??n and gA?n
  • Willan
  • Preterite-Present Verbs
  • ix Is a Verb Strong or Weak? To which Class does it Belong?
  • x Adverbs:
  • Formation

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