Old English and Its Closest Relatives

Old English and Its Closest Relatives
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Publisher : Stanford University Press
Total Pages : 308
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ISBN-10 : 0804722218
ISBN-13 : 9780804722216
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Download or read book Old English and Its Closest Relatives written by Orrin W. Robinson and published by Stanford University Press. This book was released on 1992 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author surveys the linguistic and cultural backgrounds of the earliest known Germanic languages, members of what has traditionally been known as the English family tree: Gothic, Old Norse, Old Saxon, Old English, Old Frisian, Old Low Franconian, and Old High German.


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