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Old English and its Closest Relatives - A Survey of the Earliest Germanic Languages (Paperback, Revised) Loot Price: R1,395
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Old English and its Closest Relatives - A Survey of the Earliest Germanic Languages (Paperback, Revised): Orrin W Robinson

Old English and its Closest Relatives - A Survey of the Earliest Germanic Languages (Paperback, Revised)

Orrin W Robinson

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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, 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.

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Imprint: Routledge
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Release date: May 1994
First published: 1994
Authors: Orrin W Robinson
Dimensions: 234 x 156 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback
Pages: 304
Edition: Revised
ISBN-13: 978-0-415-10406-7
Categories: Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics > Historical & comparative linguistics > General
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LSN: 0-415-10406-8
Barcode: 9780415104067

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