Author : Rolf Hendrik Bremmer
Release : 2009
Genre : Language Arts & Disciplines
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 555/5 ( reviews)
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Book Synopsis An Introduction to Old Frisian by : Rolf Hendrik Bremmer
Download or read book An Introduction to Old Frisian written by Rolf Hendrik Bremmer. This book was released on 2009. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first text book to offer a comprehensive approach to Old Frisian and includes a history of the Frisians during the Middle Ages, their society and literary culture. Covered are the phonology, morphology, word formation and syntax of Old Frisian, with a chapter on Old Frisian dialects and one on problems regarding the periodization of Frisian and the close relationship between (Old) Frisian and (Old) English. Included is a reader with a representative selection of twenty-one texts with explanatory notes and a full glossary. A bibliography and a select index complete the book.