Language and History in Viking Age England

Language and History in Viking Age England

Author: Matthew Townend

Publisher: Brepols Publishers

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 272

ISBN-13:

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This is the first ever book-length study for the nature and significance of the linguistic contact between speakers of Old Norse and Old English in Viking Age England. It investigates in a wide-ranging and systematic fashion a foundational but under-considered factor in the history and culture of the Vikings in England. The subject is important for late Anglo-Saxon and Viking Age history; for language and literature in the late Anglo-Saxon period; and for the history and development of the English language. The work's primary focus is on Anglo-Norse language contact, with a particular emphasis on the question of possible mutual intelligibility between speakers of the two languages; but since language contact is an emphatically sociolinguistic phenomenon, the work's methodology combines linguistic, literary and historical approaches, and draws for its evidence on texts in Old English, Old Norse and Anglo-Latin, and other forms of linguistic and onomastic material


Our Magnificent Bastard Tongue

Our Magnificent Bastard Tongue

Author: John McWhorter

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2009-10-27

Total Pages: 258

ISBN-13: 1592404944

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A survey of the quirks and quandaries of the English language, focusing on our strange and wonderful grammar Why do we say “I am reading a catalog” instead of “I read a catalog”? Why do we say “do” at all? Is the way we speak a reflection of our cultural values? Delving into these provocative topics and more, Our Magnificent Bastard Language distills hundreds of years of fascinating lore into one lively history. Covering such turning points as the little-known Celtic and Welsh influences on English, the impact of the Viking raids and the Norman Conquest, and the Germanic invasions that started it all during the fifth century ad, John McWhorter narrates this colorful evolution with vigor. Drawing on revolutionary genetic and linguistic research as well as a cache of remarkable trivia about the origins of English words and syntax patterns, Our Magnificent Bastard Tongue ultimately demonstrates the arbitrary, maddening nature of English— and its ironic simplicity due to its role as a streamlined lingua franca during the early formation of Britain. This is the book that language aficionados worldwide have been waiting for (and no, it’s not a sin to end a sentence with a preposition).


Viking Language 1

Viking Language 1

Author: Jesse L. Byock

Publisher:

Published: 2018-09-11

Total Pages: 366

ISBN-13: 9780988176416

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2nd upgraded edition of Viking Language 1 in new smaller book size. Everything necessary to learn Old Norse, the language of the Iceland and Old Scandinavia. For beginner to advanced, graded lessons, saga readings, runes, myths, old Icelandic, grammar exercises, pronunciation, vocabulary and study guides. www.oldnorse.org and vikinglanguage.com


Viking Language 1

Viking Language 1

Author: Jesse L. Byock

Publisher: Createspace Independent Pub

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 383

ISBN-13: 9781480216440

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An introduction to Old Norse, runes, Icelandic sagas, and the culture of the Vikings. The 15 graded lessons include vocabulary and grammar exercises, 35 readings, pronunciation, 15 maps, 45 illustrations, and 180 exercises. Journey through Viking Age Denmark, Iceland, Greenland, Norway, Sweden, Britain, Russia, and Byzantium with original Old Norse readings of Vikings, Norse mythology, heroes, sacred kingship, blood feuds, and daily life.


The English Language

The English Language

Author: Charles Barber

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2012-03-29

Total Pages: 319

ISBN-13: 1107693934

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This bestselling text by Charles Barber recounts the history of the English language from its ancestry to the present day.


The Adventure of English

The Adventure of English

Author: Melvyn Bragg

Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing, Inc.

Published: 2011-04-01

Total Pages: 497

ISBN-13: 1611450071

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A history of the English language traces its evolution from a Germanic dialect around 500 A.D. to its modern form, noting the influence of such groups and individuals as early Anglo-Saxon tribes, Alfred the Great, and William Shakespeare.


The Saga of the Volsungs

The Saga of the Volsungs

Author:

Publisher: Hackett Publishing

Published: 2017-07-31

Total Pages: 183

ISBN-13: 1624666353

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From the translator of the bestselling Poetic Edda (Hackett, 2015) comes a gripping new rendering of two of the greatest sagas of Old Norse literature. Together the two sagas recount the story of seven generations of a single legendary heroic family and comprise our best source of traditional lore about its members—including, among others, the dragon-slayer Sigurd, Brynhild the Valkyrie, and the Viking chieftain Ragnar Lothbrok.


The Story of English

The Story of English

Author: Joseph Piercy

Publisher: Michael O'Mara Books

Published: 2012-09-06

Total Pages: 161

ISBN-13: 1843179237

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Discover how the relatively obscure dialects spoken by tribes from what are now Denmark, the Low Countries and northern Germany, became the most widely spoken language in the world.