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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