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Author: Irmengard Rauch
Publisher: Peter Lang Publishing Inc
Imprint: Peter Lang Publishing Inc
Edition: New edition
Volume: 1
Weight: 0.770kg
ISBN: 9780820418933
ISBN 10: 0820418935
Pages: 416
Publication Date: 01 December 1992
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Language: English, Old (ca. 450-1100) & English & German, Old High (ca. 750-1050) & Latin
Reviews
Up to now students of Old Saxon have been compelled to resort to rather obsolete grammars or works that could hardly be described as pedagogically adequate. The first rate study of the language that Professor Irmengard Rauch is offering us combines all the qualities one would expect from a carefully elaborated scientifically impeccable introduction to all the aspects of the Old Saxon linguistic and literary heritage. It is hard to decide what deserves most praise in this truly excellent work: the outstanding methodology, the perceptive linguistic comments or the fine presentation of materials. (Edgar C. Polome, University of Texas at Austin) In this consummately wrought chrestomathy, Rauch blends her unrivalled linguistic expertise with plentiful pedagogical sophistication. Hers is easily the best introduction to Old Saxon, a remote, if fascinating relative of modern English. (Thomas A. Sebok, Indiana University) Old Saxon grammar used not to be like this. Here the historical perspective is used more as an aid to synchronic understanding through concepts like discourse analysis, valency, phrase structure and interference. A challenging approach for beginners and old hands alike. (Richard d'Alquen, University of Alberta) ...what the author presents is a very readable outstanding survey of an Old Germanic dialect, taking the latest developments in linguistic theory into consideration. Such an effort deserves high praiseAe' (The Journal of Indo-European Studies) Her work is an excellent tool to teach Old Saxon. (Colette van Kerckvoorde, Germanic Notes and Reviews)
Author Information
The Author: Irmengard Rauch is Professor of Germanic Linguistics at the University of California, Berkeley. She is author of The Old High German Diphthongization: A Description of a Phonemic Change, and of numerous articles and chapters in professional journals and scholarly books. Dr. Rauch is co-editor of several collections of linguistics and semiotics research and is general editor of two Lang series, Berkeley Insights in Linguistics and Semiotics and Berkeley Models of Grammars. She is the founder of the Semiotic Circle of California, the Berkeley/Michigan Germanic Linguistics Roundtable, and the San Francisco Bay Area German Linguistic Fieldwork Project.
