1st Edition
Old English and its Closest Relatives A Survey of the Earliest Germanic Languages
By Orrin W. Robinson
Copyright 1992
304 Pages
by
Routledge
304 Pages
by
Routledge
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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 include:Gothic Old Norse Old SaxonOld 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,... Read more
Abbreviations; Section 1 THE GERMANIC LANGUAGE FAMILY; Section 2 GERMANIC: A GRAMMATICAL SKETCH; Section 3 GOTHIC; Section 4 OLD NORSE; Section 5 OLD SAXON; Section 6 OLD ENGLISH; Section 7 OLD FRISIAN; Section 8 OLD LOW FRANCONIAN; Section 9 OLD HIGH GERMAN; Section 10 THE GROUPING OF THE GERMANIC LANGUAGES; Appendix: Translations of Readings; REFERENCE MATTER; index;
Biography
Orrin W. Robinson
`Robinson has been very successful in attaining his main aim, viz. to compile an accessible book for beginners on the earliest Germanic languages with texts, grammar and background information - a remarkable achievement, in my view.'
