Buch, Englisch, 352 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm
Buch, Englisch, 352 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm
ISBN: 978-0-631-23453-1
Verlag: Wiley
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. Designed for a new generation, the book assumes no expertise in traditional grammar or in other languages.
Zielgruppe
students of Old English
Autoren/Hrsg.
Weitere Infos & Material
Contents.
1. The Anglo-Saxons
Who were they?
Where did their language come from?
What was Old English like?
Old English dialects
2. Pronunciation
Quick start
More about vowels
More about c and g
Syllable length
Accentuation
On-line pronunciation practice
Summary
3. Basic Grammar
Parts of speech
Phrases
Clauses
Elements of the sentence or clause
On-line exercises
4. Case
What is case?
Uses of the cases
On-line exercises
5. Pronouns
Quick Start
Personal and demonstrative pronouns
Interrogative pronouns
Indefinite pronouns
Relative pronouns
Reflexive pronouns
Reciprocal pronouns
On-line exercise
6. Nouns
Quick Start
More about strong nouns
Minor declensions
On-line exercises
7. Verbs
Quick Start
More about endings
More about weak verbs
More about strong verbs
Verbs with weak presents and strong pasts
More about preterite-present verbs
Dôn, gßn, willan
Negation
The verbals
The subjunctive
On-line exercises
8. Adjectives
Quick Start
Strong adjectives
Weak adjectives
Comparison of adjectives
On-line exercises
9. Numerals
Quick Start
Cardinal numbers
Ordinal numbers
On-line exercise
10. Adverbs, Conjunctions, Prepositions
Quick Start
Adverbs
Conjunctions
Correlation
Prepositions
On-line exercises
11. Concord
Quick Start
Subject and verb
Pronoun and antecedent
Noun and modifiers
Bad grammar?
On-line exercises
12. Word-order
Quick Start
Subject-Verb
Verb-Subject
Subject . . . Verb
Correlation
Periphrastic verbs
On-line exercise
13. Metre
Alliteration
Rhythm
14. Poetic Style
Vocabulary
Variation
Formulas
15. The Grammar of Poetry
Inflections
Syntax
16. Reading Old English Manuscripts
Construction of the manuscript
The Old English alphabet
Abbreviations
Punctuation and capitalization
Word- and line-division
Errors and corrections
Appendix A Common Spelling Variants
Vowels of accented syllables
Unaccented syllables
Consonants
Appendix B Phonetic Symbols and Terms
International Phonetic Alphabet symbols
Phonetic terms
Appendix C Further Reading
General works
Grammars
Dictionaries and concordances
Bibliographies
Old English texts and translations
Literary criticism; sources and analogues; metre
History and culture
Manuscripts, art and archaeology
On-line aids
Anthology
Bibliography
Glossary
