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Introduction to Old English

Door Peter S. Baker

Categorie	Taalkunde & Woordenboeken
Boeknummer	#347805-VB36
Titel	Introduction to Old English
Auteur	Baker, Peter S.
Boektype	Paperback
Uitgeverij	Malden, MA/London : Blackwell Publishing
Jaar van uitgave	2003
ISBN10	0631234543
ISBN13	9780631234548
Taal	Engels
Beschrijving	Paperback, tables, 8vo.
Samenvatting	This innovative introduction to the Old English language focuses on what students need to know in order to engage with Old English literary and historical texts. Baker (medieval literature, Univ. of Virginia, Charlottesville; Beowulf: Basic Readings) here provides an excellent introduction to the study of Old English that assumes no knowledge of the traditional grammar. An initial chapter on the Anglo-Saxons and their language is followed by a chapter each on pronunciation and basic grammar; more detailed chapters then treat case, pronouns, nouns, verbs, adjectives, numerals, adverbs, poetic style, paleography, and more. Appendixes deal with spelling variants and phonetic symbols and terms. An anthology of 14 Old English pieces (e. g., The Wanderer, The Dream of the Rood, and Judith), a gl... (Lees verder)ossary, references, and suggestions for further reading complete the volume. Although textbookish in design, the book is surprisingly accessible and formatted for ease of use (e. g., most of the chapters begin with a "quick start" of basic principles, followed by more detailed information). Although intended mostly for graduate students with "literary or historical rather than linguistic" interests, the book is also accessible to the well-educated reader.
Pagina's	332
Conditie	Goed
Prijs	€ 10,00

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