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Informationen zum Autor Fred C. Robinson is Douglas Tracy Smith Professor Emeritus at Yale University. He is a Fellow and past President of the Medieval Academy of America, and has received many honors. He has written extensively on Beowulf, Old English, and English and American literature and language of all periods. Bruce Mitchell is late Fellow Emeritus of St. Edmund Hall, University of Oxford. Klappentext A comprehensive introduction to Old English, combining simple, clear philology with the best literary works to provide a compelling and accessible beginners' guide.* Provides a comprehensive introduction to Old English* Uses a practical approach suited to the needs of the beginning student* Features selections from the greatest works of Old English literature, organized from simple to more challenging texts to keep pace with the reader* Includes a discussion of Anglo-Saxon literature, history, and culture, and a bibliography directing readers to useful publications on the subject* Updated throughout with new material including the first 25 lines from Beowulf with detailed annotation and an explanation of Grimm's and Verner's laws Zusammenfassung A Guide to Old English is a detailed but accessible introduction to the Old English language for beginners. The language section offers a simple yet comprehensive language reference, including sections on orthography and pronunciation, inflexions, word formation, and syntax. Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword to the Eighth Edition vi Map of Anglo-Saxon England vii Abbreviations and Symbols xv How to Use this Guide 1 PART ONE. 1 Preliminary Remarks on the Language (?1-4) 11 2 Orthography and Pronunciation (?5-9) 13 i Orthography (? 13 ii Stress (? 13 iii Vowels (? 14 iv Diphthongs (? 14 v Consonants (? 15 3 Inflexions (?10-135) 17 Introduction (?10-14) 17 i Pronouns (?15-21) 18 ii Nouns and Sound-Changes Relevant to Them (?22-62) 20 Weak Nouns (?22-25) 20 Some Technical Terms (?26-32) 20 Strong Nouns like st a n (masc.) and scip (neut.) (?33-44) 22 Masculine and Neuter Nouns in -e (?45-46) 26 Strong Feminine Nouns (?47-51) 27 i-Mutation (?52-57) 28 Nouns Affected by i-Mutation (?58-60) 29 u-Nouns (?61-62) 30 iii Adjectives (?63-76) 31 Introduction (?63-64) 31 Weak Declension (?) 31 Strong Declension (?66-67) 31 Stem Changes in Adjectives (?68-73) 32 Comparison of Adjectives (?74-76) 33 iv Observations on Noun, Adjective, and Pronoun Declensions (?77-81) 34 v Numerals (?82-86) 34 vi Strong Verbs and Sound-Changes Relevant to Them (?87-114) 35 Introduction (?87-89) 35 Principal Parts of the Strong Verbs (?90-95) 36 Breaking (?96-99) 38 Influence of Initial i , sc, h (?0) 39 Influence of Nasals (?1) 40 Summary of the Strong Verbs of Class III (?2) 40 The Effects of Sound-Changes on Other Strong Verbs (?3) 40 Strong Verbs of Class VII (?4) 41 Grimm's Law and Verner's Law (?105-109) 41 Conjugation of the Strong Verb (?110-114) 43 vii Weak Verbs and Sound-Changes Relevant to Them (?115-126) 46 Introduction (?5) 46 Class 1 (?116-123) 46 Class 2 (?124-125) 49 Class 3 (?6) 50 viii Anomalous Verbs (?127-130) 51 B b on (?7) 51 D d n and g a n (?8) 51 Willan (?9) 52 Preterite-Present Verbs (?0) 52 ix Is a Verb Strong or Weak? To which Class does it Belong? (?131-134) 53 x Adverbs (?5) 54 Formation (?5) 54 Comparison (?5) 54 4 Word Formation (?136-138) 55 Introduction (?6) 55 i Compounding (?7) 56 ii The Add...
