Old French: a concise handbook
by Einhorn, E.
A concise but unusually comprehensive handbook for the students of Old French. Based on Dr Einhorn's very successful introductory lecture course for undergraduates, this book describes the phonology, morphology and syntax of standard Old French, paying attention also to the main dialect forms. There are numerous examples in the text; the book also gives representative passages of some length, and a glossary. Students taking university courses and scholars teaching themselves should find in this…
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- Full title :Old French : a concise handbook / E. Einhorn.
Summary
A concise but unusually comprehensive handbook for the students of Old French. Based on Dr Einhorn's very successful introductory lecture course for undergraduates, this book describes the phonology, morphology and syntax of standard Old French, paying attention also to the main dialect forms. There are numerous examples in the text; the book also gives representative passages of some length, and a glossary. Students taking university courses and scholars teaching themselves should find in this book an ideal combination of features in a handy format.
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- Publication Date:1975
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Cambridge University Press
- Place of Publication:Cambridge
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:1975
Notes
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The Physical Object
- Description:1 online resource (xvi, 193 Seiten)
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9780511620966, 0511620969, 9780521203432, 0521203430, 9780521098380, 0521098386
- DOI:10.1017/CBO9780511620966
- oclc:ocn967411077
- LC Classification:PC2815
- Dewey Decimal:447/.01
Table of Contents
List of tables -- Preface -- Symbols and abbreviations -- Technical terms -- Introduction: sound and spelling -- Articles and nouns -- Contracted and modified forms -- Adjectives and participles -- Possessives and demonstratives -- Verbs: basic patterns -- Verbs: standard modifications -- Personal pronouns -- Relatives and interrogatives -- Indefinite pronouns and adjectives -- Adverbs -- Conjunctions -- Prepositions -- Numerals -- Verb usage -- Word order and versification -- Old French dialects Appendices -- Key to exercises -- Old French texts -- Authors and works quoted -- Select bibliography -- Glossary.
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