30.2560, Books: The Oxford Guide to Middle High German: Jones, Jones

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Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2019 15:24:39
From: Alyssa Russell [Alyssa.Russell at oup.com]
Subject: The Oxford Guide to Middle High German: Jones, Jones

 


Title: The Oxford Guide to Middle High German 
Publication Year: 2019 
Publisher: Oxford University Press
	   http://www.oup.com/us
	

Book URL: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/the-oxford-guide-to-middle-high-german-9780199654611 


Author: Howard Jones
Author: Martin Jones

Hardback: ISBN:  9780199654611 Pages: 736 Price: U.S. $ 125


Abstract:

The Oxford Guide to Middle High German is the most comprehensive
self-contained treatment of Middle High German available in English. It covers
the language, literature, history, and culture of German in the period from
1050 to 1350 and is designed for entry-level readers, advanced study,
teaching, and reference. The book includes a large sample of texts, not only
from Classical works such as Erec, the Nibelungenlied, Parzival, and Tristan,
but also from mystical writing, chronicles, and legal documents; the selection
represents all major dialects and the full time span of the period. 

The volume begins with an introduction that defines Middle High German
linguistically, geographically, and chronologically. Chapter 2 then provides a
detailed exploration of the grammar, covering sounds and spelling,
inflectional morphology, syntax, and lexis. Each section in this chapter
begins with a summary of the main points, followed by detailed paragraphs for
in-depth study and reference. Chapter 3 deals with versification, discussing
metre, rhyme, lines of verse in context, and verse forms, and includes
practical tips for scansion. Chapter 4 offers an account of the political and
social structures of Medieval Germany and a survey of the principal types of
texts that originated in the period. The final chapter of the book comprises
over forty texts, each placed in context and provided with explanatory
footnotes; the first two texts, to be taken together with the introductory
grammar sections, are aimed at newcomers. A glossary provides full coverage of
the vocabulary appearing in the texts and throughout the book.
 



Linguistic Field(s): Historical Linguistics
                     Morphology
                     Phonetics
                     Phonology
                     Syntax

Subject Language(s): German (deu)


Written In: English  (eng)

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