30.1107, Summer Schools: Old Frisian - Anglo-Frisian Connections/United Kingdom

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LINGUIST List: Vol-30-1107. Tue Mar 12 2019. ISSN: 1069 - 4875.

Subject: 30.1107, Summer Schools:  Old Frisian - Anglo-Frisian Connections/United Kingdom

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Date: Tue, 12 Mar 2019 16:27:16
From: Johanneke Sytsema [johanneke.sytsema at bodleian.ox.ac.uk]
Subject: Old Frisian - Anglo-Frisian Connections/United Kingdom

 

Old Frisian - Anglo-Frisian Connections

Host Institution: Oxford University
Website: http://www.ling-phil.ox.ac.uk/oldfrisian

Dates: 08-Jul-2019 - 13-Jul-2019
Location: Oxford, United Kingdom

Focus: The summer school is meant to give students and researchers who are interested in Old Frisian in the context of Old Germanic, especially Old English, a chance to get acquainted with this small but fascinating member of the Old Germanic language family. The special topic is 'Anglo-Frisian connections'.
Minimum Education Level: Undergraduate


Special Qualifications:
The summer school is especially aimed at students or academics with an interest in Old Germanic languages.


Description:
There will be lectures on Old Frisian language and history in the mornings and
translation workshops in the afternoons to get familiar with a variety of
texts (legal, religious and legendary) By the end of the week, students should
be able to read Old Frisian texts with the help of a grammar and dictionary.
They should also have some knowledge of the major research questions in the
field. The summer school includes a visit to the Bodleian Library to see the
Old Frisian manuscripts in the Junius collection.


Linguistic Field(s): Historical Linguistics


Subject Languages: Frisian, Old


Language Families: Germanic

Tuition: 450 GBP

Tuition Explanation: the registration fee includes tuition, coffee/tea, 3 course lunch.


Registration: 04-Feb-2019 to 31-May-2019

Contact Person: Johanneke Sytsema
                Email: oldfrisian at ling-phil.ox.ac.uk

Apply on the web: http://www.ling-phil.ox.ac.uk/oldfrisian/

Registration Instructions:
Early birds rate £400, register by 31st March.




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