A guide to Old English
Mitchell, Bruce, 1920-20102012
Book
Main title:
A guide to Old English / Bruce Mitchell and Fred C. Robinson.
Author:
Mitchell, Bruce, 1920-2010, authorRobinson, Fred C., author
Work:
Edition:
8th ed.
Imprint:
Oxford : Wiley-Blackwell, 2012.
Collation:
xvi, 427 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
Notes:
Previous ed.: 2006.Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Machine generated contents note: 1.Preliminary Remarks on the Language2.Orthography and Pronunciationi.Orthographyii.Stressiii.Vowelsiv.Diphthongsv.Consonants3.InflexionsIntroductioni.Pronounsii.Nouns and Sound-Changes Relevant to ThemWeak NounsSome Technical TermsStrong Nouns like Stan (masc.) and scip (neut.)Masculine and Neuter Nouns in -eStrong Feminine Nounsi-MutationNouns Affected by i-Mutationu-Nounsiii.AdjectivesIntroductionWeak DeclensionStrong DeclensionStem Changes in AdjectivesComparison of Adjectivesiv.Observations on Noun, Adjective, and Pronoun Declensionsv.Numeralsvi.Strong Verbs and Sound-Changes Relevant to ThemIntroductionPrincipal Parts of the Strong VerbsBreakingInfluence of Initial g, sc, cInfluence of NasalsSummary of the Strong Verbs of Class IIIThe Effects of Sound-Changes on Other Strong Verbs --.Contents note continued: Strong Verbs of Class VIIGrimm's Law and Verner's LawConjugation of the Strong Verbvii.Weak Verbs and Sound-Changes Relevant to ThemIntroductionviii.Anomalous VerbsBeonDon and ganWillanPreterite-Present Verbsix.Is a Verb Strong or Weak? To which Class does it Belong?x.AdverbsFormationComparison4.Word FormationIntroductioni.Compoundingii.The Addition of AffixesPrefixesSuffixes5.SyntaxIntroductioni.Word-Orderii.Sentence StructureRecapitulation and AnticipationThe Splitting of Heavy GroupsCorrelationiii.Noun ClausesIntroductionDependent Statements and DesiresDependent QuestionsThe Accusative and Infinitiveiv.Adjective ClausesDefinite Adjective ClausesIndefinite Adjective ClausesMoodv.Adverb ClausesIntroductionNon-Prepositional ConjunctionsPrepositional ConjunctionsAn Exercise in Analysis --.Contents note continued: Clauses of PlaceClauses of TimeClauses of Purpose and ResultCausal ClausesClauses of ComparisonClauses of ConcessionClauses of ConditionAdverb Clauses Expressing Other RelationshipsOther Ways of Expressing Adverbial Relationshipsvi.ParataxisIntroductionList of Conjunctions and Adverbs Commonly UsedParataxis without ConjunctionsSome Special Idiomsvii.Concord1.Nouns, Pronouns and their Modifiers2.Pronouns and their Antecedents3.Subject and Verbviii.The Uses of the CasesNominativeAccusativeGenitiveDativeInstrumentalix.Articles, Pronouns, and NumeralsArticles and PronounsNumeralsx.VerbsThe Uses of the Present and Preterite TensesThe Resolved TensesIntroductionThe Verb 'to have' as an AuxiliaryThe Verb 'to be' as an Auxiliary of TenseThe PassiveOther Uses of the Present and Past ParticiplesThe Uses of the Infinitives --.Contents note continued: The 'Modal' AuxiliariesIntroductionMaganMotanCunnanSculanWillanImpersonal Verbsxi.PrepositionsList of Prepositions6.An Introduction to Anglo-Saxon Studiesi.Some Significant Datesii.Historyiii.ArchaeologyIntroductionList of Abbreviated TitlesWeapons and WarfareLife and DressArchitecture and BuildingsSculpture and CarvingJewellery and MetalworkEmbroideryCoinsManuscripts and Runic InscriptionsThe Sutton Hoo Ship-Burialiv.LanguageChanges in EnglishThe Danish InvasionsThe Norman ConquestVocabularySome Questionsv.LiteratureIntroductionPoetryProse7.Select BibliographyGeneralch. 1 Preliminary Remarks on the Languagech. 2 Orthography and Pronunciationch. 3 Inflexionsch. 4 Word Formationch. 5 Syntaxch. 6 Introduction to Anglo-Saxon StudiesHistoryArchaeologyLanguage --.Contents note continued: History of English ProseVocabularyWord FormationChanges of MeaningBorrowingsLiteratureTopics RaisedGeneral CriticismPoetry TextsAppreciation of the PoetryThe Use of Oral FormulaeMetreProse TextsSourcesAppendix A Strong VerbsAppendix B Some Effects of i-MutationAppendix C MetreAppendix D List of Linguistic Terms Used in this BookAppendix E The Moods of Old EnglishAppendix F Grimm's and Verner's Laws1.Practice Sentences2.Two Old Testament PiecesThe Fall of ManAbraham and Isaac3.A Colloquy on the Occupations4.Two Characteristic Prose Works by iElfricPreface to GenesisSt. Edmund, King and Martyr5.Alfred the Great's Preface to his Translation of Gregory's Pastoral Care6.Cynewulf and Cyneheard7.Selections from the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle8.Bede's Account of the Conversion of King Edwin9.Bede's Account of the Poet Cadmon --.Contents note continued: 10.The Goths and Boethius: Prose and Verse from the Introduction to King Alfred's Boethius Translation11.(a)-(p) Riddles12.The Battle of Maldon13.The Ruin14.The Dream of the Rood15.The Wife's Lament16.The Wanderer17.The Seafarer18.Four excerpts from BeowulfProloguea.Beowulf's Fight with Grendelb.Beowulf Consoles Hrothgar for Æschere's Deathc.The Lament of the Last Survivord.Beowulf's Funeral19.Wulf and Eadwacer20.Judith21.Cotton Gnomes or Maxims22.Sermo Lupi ad Anglos.
ISBN:
9780470671078 ((paperback))0470671076 ((paperback))9781119950264 ((ePDF))9781119950271 ((ePub))9781119950288 ((Mobi))
Dewey class:
429.5
LC class:
PE131
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
791291
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