Anglo-Saxon Grammar and Exercise Book (Classic Reprint): With Inflections, Syntax, Selections for Reading, and Glossary - Couverture souple
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Master Old English grammar with clear, practical guidance and real texts. This essential reference covers inflections, syntax, selections for reading, and a glossary, all in one compact edition.
Designed for learners and instructors, the book presents the core rules you need to understand Old English, along with carefully chosen reading selections that illustrate how the language works in context. It combines linguistic instructions with sample passages to help you connect theory to real language use, making it a valuable resource for study and practice.
Inside you’ll find concise explanations, sample forms, and a glossary that pairs Old English terms with modern English equivalents. The text is organized to support focused study, quick reference, and steady progress in reading and understanding classic Anglo-Saxon material.
- Comprehensive coverage of inflections and syntax for Old English.
- Selections for Reading to build practical understanding through authentic examples.
- Glossary translating terms from Old English to modern English for quick reference.
- Accessible explanations designed for grades appropriate to self-study and classroom use.
Ideal for students of linguistics, literature, or history, this edition supports clear learning steps and steady improvement in reading and understanding Anglo-Saxon texts.
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Excerpt ounded):[1] #bry:d#, bride. The diphthongs, long and short, have the stress upon the first vowel. The second vowel is obscured, and represents approximately the sound of er in sooner, faster (= soon-uh, fast-uh). The long diphthongs (æ: is not a diphthong proper) are êo, îe, and êa. The sound of êo is approximately reproduced in mayor (= mâ-uh); that of îe in the dissyllabic pronunciation of fear (= fê-uh). But êa = æ:-uh. This diphthong is hardly to be distinguished from ea in pear, bear, etc., as pronounced in the southern section of the United States (= bæ-uh, pæ-uh). 7. The short sounds are nothing more than the long vowels and diphthongs shortened; but the student must at once rid himself of the idea that Modern English red, for example, is the short
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