A guide to Old English / Bruce Mitchell and Fred C. Robinson.

By: Mitchell, Bruce, 1920-2010Contributor(s): Robinson, Fred CMaterial type: TextTextPublication details: Malden, MA : Blackwell Pub., 2007Edition: 7th edDescription: xvi, 432 p. : ill. ; 23 cmISBN: 1405146907 (pbk. : alk. paper); 9781405146906 (pbk. : alk. paper)Subject(s): English language -- Old English, ca. 450-1100 -- Grammar | English language -- Old English, ca. 450-1100 -- Readers | English philology -- Old English, ca. 450-1100 -- Handbooks, manuals, etcDDC classification: 429/.82421 LOC classification: PE131 | .M5 2007Other classification: 18.03 | 429.82421 Online resources: Table of contents only | Publisher description | Contributor biographical information
Contents:
Foreword to the Sixth Edition -- Foreword to the Seventh Edition -- Map of Anglo-Saxon England -- Abbreviations and Symbols -- How to Use this Guide -- Part I: -- 1. Preliminary Remarks on the Language -- 2. Orthography and Pronunciation -- i. Orthography -- ii. Stress -- iii. Vowels -- iv. Diphthongs -- v. Consonants -- 3. Inflexions -- Introduction -- i. Pronouns -- ii. Nouns and Sound-Changes Relevant to Them: -- Weak Nouns -- Some Technical Terms -- Strong Nouns like st n (Masc.) and scip (Neut.) -- Masculine and Neuter Nouns in -e -- Strong Feminine Nouns -- i-Mutation -- Nouns Affected by i-Mutation -- u-Nouns -- iii. Adjectives: -- Introduction -- Weak Declension -- Strong Declension -- Stem Changes in Adjectives -- Comparison of Adjectives -- iv. Observations on Noun, Adjective, and Pronoun Declensions -- v. Numerals -- vi. Strong Verbs and Sound-Changes Relevant to Them: -- Introduction -- Principal Parts of the Strong Verbs -- Breaking -- Influence of Initial , sc, -- Influence of Nasals -- Summary of the Strong Verbs of Class III -- The Effects of Sound-Changes on Other Strong Verbs -- Strong Verbs of Class VII -- Grimm's Law and Verner's Law -- Conjugation of the Strong Verb -- vii. Weak Verbs and Sound-Changes Relevant to Them: -- Introduction -- Class 1 -- Class 2 -- Class 3 -- viii. Anomalous Verbs: -- B on -- D n and g n -- Willan -- Preterite-Present Verbs -- ix. Is a Verb Strong or Weak? To which Class does it Belong? -- x. Adverbs: -- Formation -- Comparison -- 4. Word Formation -- Introduction -- i. Compounding -- ii. The Addition of Affixes: -- Prefixes -- Suffixes -- 5. Syntax -- Introduction -- i. Word-Order -- ii. Sentence Structure: -- Recapitulation and Anticipation -- The Splitting of Heavy Groups -- Correlation -- iii. Noun Classes: -- Introduction -- Dependent Statements and Desires -- Dependent Questions -- The Accusative and Infinitive -- iv. Adjective Clauses: -- Definite Adjective Clauses -- Indefinite Adjective Clauses -- Mood -- v. Adverb Clauses: -- Introduction -- Non-Prepositional Conjunctions -- Prepositional Conjunctions -- An Exercise in Analysis -- Clauses of Place -- Clauses of Time -- Clauses of Purpose and Result -- Causal Clauses -- Clauses of Comparison -- Clauses of Concession -- Clauses of Condition -- Adverb Clauses Expressing Other Relationships -- Other Ways of Expressing Adverbial Relationships -- vi. Parataxis: -- Introduction -- List of Conjunctions and Adverbs Commonly Used -- Parataxis without Conjunctions -- Some Special Idioms -- vii. Concord: -- 1. Nouns, Pronouns and their Modifiers -- 2. Pronouns and their Antecedents -- 3. Subject and Verb -- viii. The Uses of the Cases: -- Nominative -- Accusative -- Genitive -- Dative -- Instrumental -- ix. Articles, Pronouns, and Numerals: -- Articles and Pronouns -- Numerals -- x. Verbs: -- The Uses of the Present and Preterite Tenses -- The Resolved Tenses: -- Introduction -- The Verb 'to have' as an Auxiliary -- The Verb 'to be' as an Auxiliary
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Foreword to the Sixth Edition -- Foreword to the Seventh Edition -- Map of Anglo-Saxon England -- Abbreviations and Symbols -- How to Use this Guide -- Part I: -- 1. Preliminary Remarks on the Language -- 2. Orthography and Pronunciation -- i. Orthography -- ii. Stress -- iii. Vowels -- iv. Diphthongs -- v. Consonants -- 3. Inflexions -- Introduction -- i. Pronouns -- ii. Nouns and Sound-Changes Relevant to Them: -- Weak Nouns -- Some Technical Terms -- Strong Nouns like st n (Masc.) and scip (Neut.) -- Masculine and Neuter Nouns in -e -- Strong Feminine Nouns -- i-Mutation -- Nouns Affected by i-Mutation -- u-Nouns -- iii. Adjectives: -- Introduction -- Weak Declension -- Strong Declension -- Stem Changes in Adjectives -- Comparison of Adjectives -- iv. Observations on Noun, Adjective, and Pronoun Declensions -- v. Numerals -- vi. Strong Verbs and Sound-Changes Relevant to Them: -- Introduction -- Principal Parts of the Strong Verbs -- Breaking -- Influence of Initial , sc, -- Influence of Nasals -- Summary of the Strong Verbs of Class III -- The Effects of Sound-Changes on Other Strong Verbs -- Strong Verbs of Class VII -- Grimm's Law and Verner's Law -- Conjugation of the Strong Verb -- vii. Weak Verbs and Sound-Changes Relevant to Them: -- Introduction -- Class 1 -- Class 2 -- Class 3 -- viii. Anomalous Verbs: -- B on -- D n and g n -- Willan -- Preterite-Present Verbs -- ix. Is a Verb Strong or Weak? To which Class does it Belong? -- x. Adverbs: -- Formation -- Comparison -- 4. Word Formation -- Introduction -- i. Compounding -- ii. The Addition of Affixes: -- Prefixes -- Suffixes -- 5. Syntax -- Introduction -- i. Word-Order -- ii. Sentence Structure: -- Recapitulation and Anticipation -- The Splitting of Heavy Groups -- Correlation -- iii. Noun Classes: -- Introduction -- Dependent Statements and Desires -- Dependent Questions -- The Accusative and Infinitive -- iv. Adjective Clauses: -- Definite Adjective Clauses -- Indefinite Adjective Clauses -- Mood -- v. Adverb Clauses: -- Introduction -- Non-Prepositional Conjunctions -- Prepositional Conjunctions -- An Exercise in Analysis -- Clauses of Place -- Clauses of Time -- Clauses of Purpose and Result -- Causal Clauses -- Clauses of Comparison -- Clauses of Concession -- Clauses of Condition -- Adverb Clauses Expressing Other Relationships -- Other Ways of Expressing Adverbial Relationships -- vi. Parataxis: -- Introduction -- List of Conjunctions and Adverbs Commonly Used -- Parataxis without Conjunctions -- Some Special Idioms -- vii. Concord: -- 1. Nouns, Pronouns and their Modifiers -- 2. Pronouns and their Antecedents -- 3. Subject and Verb -- viii. The Uses of the Cases: -- Nominative -- Accusative -- Genitive -- Dative -- Instrumental -- ix. Articles, Pronouns, and Numerals: -- Articles and Pronouns -- Numerals -- x. Verbs: -- The Uses of the Present and Preterite Tenses -- The Resolved Tenses: -- Introduction -- The Verb 'to have' as an Auxiliary -- The Verb 'to be' as an Auxiliary

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