The syntax of Old Norse : with a survey of the inflectional morphology and a complete bibliography / Jan Terje Faarlund.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Faarlund, Jan Terje, 1943-

Series:

Oxford linguistics.

Oxford linguistics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Old Norse language--Syntax.

Old Norse language.

Old Norse language--Inflection.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvii, 300 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2004.

Summary:

This is the first account of Old Norse syntax for almost a hundred years and the first ever in a non-Scandinavian language. The language of the Vikings and of the Old Icelandic sagas is the best documented medieval Germanic language: the author presents a full analysis of its syntax and overviews of its phonology and morphology. He includes a complete bibliography of Old Norse syntax.

Contents:

Preface; Abbreviations and Sources; 1 Introduction; 2 Phonology; 3 Inflectional Morphology; 4 The Noun Phrase; 5 Determiner Phrases; 6 The Adjective Phrase; 7 The Prepositional Phrase; 8 The Verb Phrase; 9 The Finite Sentence; 10 Subordinate Clauses; 11 Reflexive Binding; Bibliography of Old Norse Syntax; Subject Index; Word Index

Notes:

Series statement from jacket.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [285]-294) and indexes.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9780191533815

0191533815

OCLC:

476258040