Advances in Old Frisian Philology

Advances in Old Frisian Philology

Author: Rolf H. Bremmer

Publisher: Rodopi

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 494

ISBN-13: 9042021810

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Like its two predecessors, Aspects of Old Frisian Philology (1990) and Approaches to Old Frisian Philology (1998), Advances in Old Frisian Philology combines contributions by specialists of medieval Frisian studies with papers by international specialists from adjacent fields who have been invited for the occasion to bring their expertise to the discipline of Old Frisian. Together, the diverse approaches considerably advance our knowledge of and insight into various aspects of Old Frisian philology.


Germanic Philology: Perspectives in Linguistics and Literature

Germanic Philology: Perspectives in Linguistics and Literature

Author: Heiko Wiggers

Publisher: Vernon Press

Published: 2024-07-02

Total Pages: 243

ISBN-13:

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'Germanic Philology: Perspectives in Linguistics and Literature' offers new, compelling, and thought-provoking contributions to the field of Germanic Linguistics. Nine authors from three different continents (North America, Europe, and South America) present in this edited volume their latest research on such diverse topics as Old High German, Old Saxon and Early New High German poetry, Yiddish, German Heritage speakers in the U.S., Germanic language periodization, paleography, and gender issues in Modern Standard German. 'Germanic Philology: Perspectives in Linguistics and Literature' strives to rekindle dialogue and discourse about topics in Germanic Linguistics while at the same time providing innovative and interesting talking points to the discipline in an international, trans-Atlantic framework. The articles featured in this volume will appeal to students and instructors of Germanic Linguistics alike as well as to anyone interested in this subject.


An Introduction to Old Frisian

An Introduction to Old Frisian

Author: Rolf Hendrik Bremmer

Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 251

ISBN-13: 9027232555

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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.


Language Change and Language Structure

Language Change and Language Structure

Author: Toril Swan

Publisher: Walter de Gruyter

Published: 2011-04-20

Total Pages: 361

ISBN-13: 311088657X

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TRENDS IN LINGUISTICS is a series of books that open new perspectives in our understanding of language. The series publishes state-of-the-art work on core areas of linguistics across theoretical frameworks as well as studies that provide new insights by building bridges to neighbouring fields such as neuroscience and cognitive science. TRENDS IN LINGUISTICS considers itself a forum for cutting-edge research based on solid empirical data on language in its various manifestations, including sign languages. It regards linguistic variation in its synchronic and diachronic dimensions as well as in its social contexts as important sources of insight for a better understanding of the design of linguistic systems and the ecology and evolution of language. TRENDS IN LINGUISTICS publishes monographs and outstanding dissertations as well as edited volumes, which provide the opportunity to address controversial topics from different empirical and theoretical viewpoints. High quality standards are ensured through anonymous reviewing.


Frisians of the Early Middle Ages

Frisians of the Early Middle Ages

Author: John Hines

Publisher: Boydell & Brewer

Published: 2021

Total Pages: 438

ISBN-13: 1783275618

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Multi-disciplinary approaches shed fresh light on the Frisian people and their changing cultures.


Reshaping of the Nominal Inflection in Early Northern West Germanic

Reshaping of the Nominal Inflection in Early Northern West Germanic

Author: Elżbieta Adamczyk

Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing Company

Published: 2018-04-20

Total Pages: 602

ISBN-13: 9027264414

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The book is a comprehensive corpus study of analogical developments in the nominal morphology of four Northern West Germanic languages: Old English, Old Frisian, Old Saxon and Old Low Franconian. It examines the patterns of reorganisation of the nominal paradigms, focusing on the analogical interdeclensional shifts of nouns affiliated with historical minor classes. The wide scope and comparative nature of the study facilitate identifying the major patterns of inflectional restructuring, both language-specific and those of a more general character, demonstrating that the process was far from random. By framing the investigated phenomena quantitatively, the study affords insight into the dynamics of the changes, their scope in individual languages, the mechanisms underlying the restructuring process and the factors conditioning it. The book may be of interest to both historical linguists who may appreciate its descriptive aspects as well as morphologists concerned with the mechanisms of morphological processes, especially analogy.


Reassessing Alleged Runic Forgeries

Reassessing Alleged Runic Forgeries

Author: Philipp M. Simon

Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG

Published: 2024-09-23

Total Pages: 200

ISBN-13: 3111450880

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One of the most well-known potential forgeries is SG-65 Kleines Schulerloch, which has provoked controversies and debates among scientists of various disciplines since its discovery. In this study an interdisciplinary grid of methods was developed and applied to the inscription of the Kleines Schulerloch in order to analyse its authenticity. Due to the approach new results could be made, leading to a revised edition entry of the inscription.


From West to North Frisia

From West to North Frisia

Author: Alastair Walker

Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing Company

Published: 2022-03-10

Total Pages: 504

ISBN-13: 9027258260

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This volume contains 25 articles covering a wide array of subjects, reflecting the breadth of scholarship of one of today’s leading experts in the field of Frisian Studies. The articles, written mostly in English and German, encompass a temporal range from Old Frisian to Modern Frisian and a geographical range from West Frisian in the Netherlands to Sater and North Frisian in Germany, and include Low German. Some articles initiate new fields of enquiry, e.g. uncharted areas of dialectology, others give comprehensive reviews of certain domains, e.g. the provenance of Old Frisian law texts, while a third category focusses on specific topics ranging from phonology, grammar and etymology to aspects of Frisian literature and a medieval Frisian ballad.


Emotional Alterity in the Medieval North Sea World

Emotional Alterity in the Medieval North Sea World

Author: Erin Sebo

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2023-09-25

Total Pages: 291

ISBN-13: 3031339657

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This book addresses a little-considered aspect of the study of the history of emotions in medieval literature: the depiction of perplexing emotional reactions. Medieval literature often confronts audiences with displays of emotion that are improbable, physiologically impossible, or simply unfathomable in modern social contexts. The intent of such episodes is not always clear; medieval texts rarely explain emotional responses or their motivations. The implication is that the meanings communicated by such emotional display were so obvious to their intended audience that no explanation was required. This raises the question of whether such meanings can be recovered. This is the task to which the contributors to this book have put themselves. In approaching this question, this book does not set out to be a collection of literary studies that treat portrayals of emotion as simple tropes or motifs, isolated within their corpora. Rather, it seeks to uncover how such manifestations of feeling may reflect cultural and social dynamics underlying vernacular literatures from across the medieval North Sea world.