Frisian Reference Grammar

Frisian Reference Grammar
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Total Pages : 180
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ISBN-10 : UOM:39015010461617
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Synopsis Frisian Reference Grammar by : Peter Meijes Tiersma

Studies in West Frisian Grammar

Studies in West Frisian Grammar
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Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Total Pages : 396
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ISBN-10 : 9789027287984
ISBN-13 : 9027287988
Rating : 4/5 (84 Downloads)

Synopsis Studies in West Frisian Grammar by : Germen J. de Haan

In this volume, Germen de Haan gives a multi-faceted view of the syntax, sociolinguistics, and phonology of West-Frisian. The author discusses distinct aspects of the syntax of verbs in Frisian: finiteness and Verb Second, embedded root phenomena, the verbal complex, verbal complementation, and complementizer agreement. Because Frisian has minority language status and is of interest to sociolinguists, the author reviews the linguistic changes in Frisian under the influence of the dominant Dutch language and, more generally, reflects on how to deal with contact-induced change in grammar. Finally, in three phonological articles, the author discusses nasalization in Frisian, the putatively symmetrical vowel inventory of Frisian, and the variation between schwa + sonorant consonants and syllabic sonorant consonants.

A Guide to Germanic Reference Grammars

A Guide to Germanic Reference Grammars
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Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Total Pages : 260
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ISBN-10 : 9789027280060
ISBN-13 : 9027280061
Rating : 4/5 (60 Downloads)

Synopsis A Guide to Germanic Reference Grammars by : John C. McKay

This guide provides brief descriptions and evaluations of the best reference grammars and comprehensive works on the syntax of contemporary Afrikaans, Danish, Dutch, English, Faroese, Frisian, German, Icelandic, Norwegian, Swedish, and Yiddish.

Studies in West Frisian Grammar

Studies in West Frisian Grammar
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Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Total Pages : 400
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ISBN-10 : 9789027255440
ISBN-13 : 902725544X
Rating : 4/5 (40 Downloads)

Synopsis Studies in West Frisian Grammar by : Jarich Hoekstra

In this volume, Germen de Haan gives a multi-faceted view of the syntax, sociolinguistics, and phonology of West-Frisian. The author discusses distinct aspects of the syntax of verbs in Frisian: finiteness and Verb Second, embedded root phenomena, the verbal complex, verbal complementation, and complementizer agreement. Because Frisian has minority language status and is of interest to sociolinguists, the author reviews the linguistic changes in Frisian under the influence of the dominant Dutch language and, more generally, reflects on how to deal with contact-induced change in grammar. Finally, in three phonological articles, the author discusses nasalization in Frisian, the putatively symmetrical vowel inventory of Frisian, and the variation between schwa + sonorant consonants and syllabic sonorant consonants.

An Introduction to Old Frisian

An Introduction to Old Frisian
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Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Total Pages : 251
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ISBN-10 : 9789027232557
ISBN-13 : 9027232555
Rating : 4/5 (57 Downloads)

Synopsis An Introduction to Old Frisian by : Rolf Hendrik Bremmer

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.

Old English and its Closest Relatives

Old English and its Closest Relatives
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 218
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ISBN-10 : 9781134848997
ISBN-13 : 1134848994
Rating : 4/5 (97 Downloads)

Synopsis Old English and its Closest Relatives by : Orrin W. Robinson

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.

A Contrastive Grammar of Brazilian Pomeranian

A Contrastive Grammar of Brazilian Pomeranian
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Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing Company
Total Pages : 346
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ISBN-10 : 9789027263537
ISBN-13 : 9027263531
Rating : 4/5 (37 Downloads)

Synopsis A Contrastive Grammar of Brazilian Pomeranian by : Gertjan Postma

Pomeranian is the West Germanic language spoken by European emigrants who went from Farther Pomerania (present-day Poland) to Brazil in the period 1857–1887. This language is no longer spoken in cohesive societies in Europe, but the language has survived and is in remarkably good shape on this language island in the tropical state of Espirito Santo. This monograph offers the first synchronic grammar of this language. After a historical introduction, the book offers a systematic description of its phonology, morphology and syntax. The language is contrasted with its European sisters, more particularly High German, Dutch, and Frisian. It highlights various phenomena that will presumably contribute to the ongoing theoretical debate on the Germanic verbal system. It provides new data on cluster V2, do-support, and the two infinitives. As to the infinitival syntax, the language shows remarkable parallels to the system of Frisian. As to the rich Pomeranian system of subtractive morphology, the phonological account that is offered, will be important for the ongoing discussion of the abstractness of phonological representations. Finally, Pomeranian is a welcome addition to the set of languages on which our etymological understanding of West Germanic is based.

A Comparative Grammar of the Early Germanic Languages

A Comparative Grammar of the Early Germanic Languages
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Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing Company
Total Pages : 438
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ISBN-10 : 9789027263131
ISBN-13 : 9027263132
Rating : 4/5 (31 Downloads)

Synopsis A Comparative Grammar of the Early Germanic Languages by : R.D. Fulk

Fulk’s Comparative Grammar offers an overview of and bibliographical guide to the study of the phonology and the inflectional morphology of the earliest Germanic languages, with particular attention to Gothic, Old Norse / Icelandic, Old English, Old Frisian, Old Saxon, and Old High German, along with some attention to the more sparsely attested languages. The sounds and inflections of the oldest Germanic languages are compared, with a view to reconstructing the forms they took in Proto-Germanic and comparing those reconstructed forms with what is known of the Indo-European protolanguage. Students will find the book an informative introduction and a bibliographically instructive point of departure for intensive research in the numerous issues that remain profoundly contested in early Germanic language history.

The Dawn of Dutch

The Dawn of Dutch
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Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing Company
Total Pages : 633
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ISBN-10 : 9789027264503
ISBN-13 : 9027264503
Rating : 4/5 (03 Downloads)

Synopsis The Dawn of Dutch by : Michiel de Vaan

The Low Countries are famous for their radically changing landscape over the last 1,000 years. Like the landscape, the linguistic situation has also undergone major changes. In Holland, an early form of Frisian was spoken until, very roughly, 1100, and in parts of North Holland it disappeared even later. The hunt for traces of Frisian or Ingvaeonic in the dialects of the western Low Countries has been going on for around 150 years, but a synthesis of the available evidence has never appeared. The main aim of this book is to fill that gap. It follows the lead of many recent studies on the nature and effects of language contact situations in the past. The topic is approached from two different angles: Dutch dialectology, in all its geographic and diachronic variation, and comparative Germanic linguistics. In the end, the minute details and the bigger picture merge into one possible account of the early and high medieval processes that determined the make-up of western Dutch.

Germanic and Its Dialects

Germanic and Its Dialects
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Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Total Pages : 553
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ISBN-10 : 9789027209849
ISBN-13 : 9027209847
Rating : 4/5 (49 Downloads)

Synopsis Germanic and Its Dialects by :

Germanists have long lamented the lack of comprehensive bibliographies of past and present literature, particularly in the areas of Frisian, Old English, Old High German, and, most notably, Old Saxon. The compilers of this bibliography deem it crucial to fill this lacuna before embarking on two further volumes project to complete this series: I. Texts, and II. Maps and Commentaries. NOTE FROM THE PUBLISHER: The publication of the two further volumes (I. Texts; II. Maps and Commentaries) has been canceled.