Comparative Syntax of Old English and Old Icelandic: Linguistic, Literary and Historical Implications

Contributor(s): Davis, Graeme (Author), Bernhardt, Karl A (Author)

ISBN: 9780820471990

Publisher: Peter Lang Publishing

Binding Types:

Paperback

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Pub Date: January 1, 2006

Dewey: 429

LCCN: 2006275614

Lexile Code: 0000

Features: Bibliography

Target Age Group: NA to NA

Physical Info: 0.00" H x 0.00" L x 0.00" W ( 0.00 lbs) 190 pages

BISAC Categories:

Language Arts and Disciplines | General

Series: Studies in Historical Linguistics

Descriptions, Reviews, etc.

Description: This volume offers a comparison of the syntax of Old English and Old Icelandic, the two best-preserved Old Germanic languages. The argument of this book is that the similar word-order of the two should lead us to stress the similarities between the two languages.