An introduction to Middle High German:

This textbook provides a comprehensive introduction to Middle High German, aimed at graduate and undergraduate students and designed for both taught courses and self-study. It covers the language and literature of German in the period 1050-1350, including an entry-level grammar and a wide selection...

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Main Authors: Jones, Howard 1941- (Author), Jones, Martin H. 1944- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford Oxford University Press [2024]
Edition:1st ed.
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Online Access:DE-12
Summary:This textbook provides a comprehensive introduction to Middle High German, aimed at graduate and undergraduate students and designed for both taught courses and self-study. It covers the language and literature of German in the period 1050-1350, including an entry-level grammar and a wide selection of texts with extensive explanatory material.
Cover -- An Introduction to Middle High German -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface and acknowledgements -- List of maps and tables -- Abbreviations -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- About this book -- Cross-references -- How to use this book -- Online appendix -- Definition of Middle High German -- Two senses of 'Middle High German' -- High German within the Germanic language family -- The Middle High German dialects -- Classical Middle High German and the 'Höfische Dichtersprache' -- Middle High German-Definingthe period -- Sources for the study of Middle High German -- Religious literature -- Courtly literature -- Chronicles -- Legal and administrative literature -- Medical and other specialist literature -- The approach used in this book -- Chapter 2 Grammar -- Chapter 3 Lexis -- Chapter 4 Selection of annotated texts -- Glossaries -- Further reading -- Chapter 2: Grammar -- Phonology -- Vowels and diphthongs-description and differences from NHG -- Vowel length and umlaut -- Diphthongs -- Stress -- Vowels and diphthongs-variation in MHG -- Umlaut -- Loss of unstressed vowels -- Vowels and diphthongs-changes between MHG and NHG -- Diphthongization -- Lowering of diphthongs -- Monophthongization -- Vowel lengthening in open syllables -- Vowel lengthening in closed syllables -- Vowel shortening in closed syllables -- Rounding of vowels -- Derounding of vowels -- Lowering of vowels -- Vowel loss -- Consonants and semivowels-description and differences from NHG -- Final devoicing (also called 'final fortition') -- Fricative weakening -- Assimilation -- Other differences between MHG and NHG consonants and semivowels -- Addition of consonants since MHG -- Changes to semivowels since MHG -- Contractions -- the negative particle n(e) -- Contractions -- The negative particle n(e) -- Morphology -- Inflectional morphology -- Nouns -- Strong nouns.
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Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (xiv, 327 Seiten)
ISBN:9780198894001

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