Introduction to Old English by Baker, Peter S. -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

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Cover Half Title page Title page Copyright page Preface Preface to the Second Edition Preface to the Third Edition How to use this book Chapter 1: The Anglo-Saxons and Their Language

1.1 Who were they? 1.2 Where did their language come from? 1.3 What was Old English like? 1.4 Old English dialects

Chapter 2: Pronunciation

2.1 Quick start 2.2 More about vowels 2.3 More about c and g 2.4 Syllable length 2.5 Accentuation 2.6 On-line pronunciation practice 2.7 Summary

Chapter 3: Basic Grammar: A Review

3.1 Parts of speech 3.2 Phrases 3.3 Clauses 3.4 Elements of the sentence or clause

Chapter 4: Case

4.1 What is case? 4.2 Uses of the cases

Chapter 5: Pronouns

5.1 Quick start 5.2 More about personal and demonstrative pronouns 5.3 Interrogative pronouns 5.4 Indefinite pronouns 5.5 Relative pronouns 5.6 Reflexive pronouns 5.7 Reciprocal pronouns

Chapter 6: Nouns

6.1 Quick start 6.2 More about strong nouns 6.3 Minor declensions

Chapter 7: Verbs

7.1 Quick start 7.2 More about endings 7.3 More about weak verbs 7.4 More about strong verbs 7.5 Verbs with weak presents and strong pasts 7.6 More about preterite-present verbs 7.7 Don, gan, willan 7.8 Negation 7.9 The verbals 7.10 The subjunctive

Chapter 8: Adjectives

8.1 Quick start 8.2 Strong adjectives 8.3 Weak adjectives 8.4 Comparison of adjectives 8.5 The adjective in the noun phrase

Chapter 9: Numerals

9.1 Quick start 9.2 Cardinal numbers 9.3 Ordinal numbers

Chapter 10: Adverbs, Conjunctions and Prepositions

10.1 Quick start 10.2 Adverbs 10.3 Conjunctions 10.4 Correlation 10.5 Prepositions

Chapter 11: Concord

11.1 Quick start 11.2 Subject and verb 11.3 Pronoun and antecedent 11.4 Noun and modifiers 11.5 Bad grammar?

Chapter 12: Word-Order

12.1 Quick start 12.2 Subject-Verb 12.3 Verb–Subject 12.4 Subject … Verb 12.5 Correlation 12.6 Anticipation 12.7 Periphrastic verbs

Chapter 13: Metre

13.1 Alliteration 13.2 Rhythm

Chapter 14: Poetic Style

14.1 Vocabulary 14.2 Variation 14.3 Formulas

Chapter 15: The Grammar of Poetry

15.1 Inflections 15.2 Syntax

Chapter 16: Old English in its Material Context

16.1 Manuscripts 16.2 Runes 16.3 Other inscriptions

Appendix A: Common Spelling Variants

A.1 Vowels of accented syllables A.2 Unaccented syllables A.3 Consonants

Appendix B: Phonetic Symbols and Terms

B.1 International Phonetic Alphabet symbols B.2 Phonetic terms

Appendix C: Further Reading

C.1 General works C.2 Grammars C.3 Dictionaries and concordances C.4 Bibliographies C.5 Old English texts and translations C.6 Literary criticism; sources and analogues; metre C.7 History and culture C.8 Manuscripts, art and archaeology C.9 On-line aids C.10 On-line amusements

Anthology

1 The Fall of Adam and Eve 2 The Life of St Æthelthryth 3 Cynewulf and Cyneheard 4 The Martyrdom of Ælfheah 5 Sermo Lupi ad Anglos 6 King Alfred’s Preface to Gregory’s Pastoral Care 7 Ohthere and Wulfstan 8 The Story of Cædmon 9 Boethius on Fame 10 A Selection of Riddles 11 The Battle of Maldon 12 The Wanderer 13 The Dream of the Rood 14 The Battle of Finnesburh 15 Waldere 16 Wulf and Eadwacer 17 The Wife’s Lament 18 The Husband’s Message 19 Judith Textual Notes

Glossary References Index