Guide To The Anglo-Saxon Tongue: A Grammar After Erasmus Rask; Extracts In Prose And Verse - Softcover

Vernon, Edward Johnston

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1163232270 ISBN 13: 9781163232279

Verlag: Kessinger Publishing, 2010

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The book ""Guide To The Anglo-Saxon Tongue: A Grammar After Erasmus Rask; Extracts In Prose And Verse"" by Edward Johnston Vernon is a comprehensive guide to the Old English language spoken by the Anglo-Saxons. The book is based on the grammar rules established by Erasmus Rask, a Danish philologist who made significant contributions to the study of Old English. The guide includes detailed explanations of the grammar and syntax of Old English, including its inflectional system, word order, and pronunciation. It also provides numerous examples of Old English prose and verse, allowing readers to practice their comprehension and translation skills.The book is organized in a logical and easy-to-follow manner, with each chapter covering a specific aspect of the language. The author provides clear and concise explanations of complex grammatical concepts, making it an accessible resource for beginners and advanced learners alike.Overall, ""Guide To The Anglo-Saxon Tongue"" is an invaluable resource for anyone interested in learning about the history and evolution of the English language, as well as for scholars and researchers studying Old English literature and culture.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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A nglo-S axon was spoken by our forefathers in England formore than five hundred years; from it have sprung the greater part of our I ccal and family names, very many of our old and almost all our provincial words and sayings, and fifteen twentieths of what we daily think, and speak and write. No Englishman therefore altogether ignorant of A nglo-S axon can have a thorough knowledge of his own mother-tongue while the language itself, to say nothing of the many valuable and interesting works preserved in it, may in copiousness of ,words, strength of expression and grammatical precision ;vie with modem German. The present object is to furnish the learner, if it may I be, with a cheaper, easier, more comprehensive, and not less trustworthy guide to this tongue than may hitherto have been within his reach. The first six chapters are mainly abridged from the j Grammar of the late Professor Rask of Copenhagen, as i edited by Mr. Thorpe, whom the compiler has to thank I for leave to make use of his praiseworthy labours, and ;fpr obliging answers to queries.
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Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Kessinger Publishing
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2010
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1163232270
• ISBN 13: 9781163232279
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 206
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