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Introduction to Old English / Peter S. Baker.

Title
Introduction to Old English / Peter S. Baker.
Author
Baker, Peter S. (Peter Stuart), 1952-
Publication
Malden, MA : Blackwell Pub., 2007.

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Description
xv, 388 p. : ill., maps; 23 cm.
Summary
"Introduction to Old English is the leading text available designed to help students engage with Old English literary and historical texts for the first time. This new edition builds on the success of the original and includes an expanded anthology and new, easy-to-use glossary."--Jacket.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Lehrbuch.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. [377]-383) and index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
The Anglo-Saxons and Their Language -- Pronunciation -- Basic Grammar: A Review -- Case -- Pronouns -- Nouns -- Verbs -- Adjectives -- Numerals -- Adverbs, Conjunctions and Prepositions Concord -- Word-order -- Metre -- Poetic Style -- The Grammar of Poetry -- Reading Old English Manuscripts -- Appendix A Common Spelling Variants -- Appendix B Phonetic Symbols and Terms.
ISBN
  • 1405152729 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  • 9781405152723 (pbk. : alk. paper)
LCCN
^^2006027497
OCLC
  • 71044713
  • SCSB-11750620
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library