Old English and Its Closest Relatives
A Survey of the Earliest Germanic Languages
Price: $135.00
Add to Cart- ISBN: 978-0-415-08169-6
- Binding: Hardback (also available in Paperback)
- Published by: Routledge
- Publication Date: 7th May 1992
About the Book
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 are:* Gothic
* Old Norse
* Old Saxon
* Old 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.
Old English and Its Closest Relatives is invaluable reading for those interested in English, German and the histories of both languages.