The Syntax of Old Norse
Author | : Jan Terje Faarlund |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages | : 319 |
Release | : 2004-09-30 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780199271108 |
ISBN-13 | : 0199271100 |
Rating | : 4/5 (08 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Syntax of Old Norse written by Jan Terje Faarlund and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2004-09-30 with total page 319 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.