Old English - The Scandinavian Influence on Old English

Textual Work on Bede's Account of the poet Cædmon


Seminar Paper, 2009

14 Pages, Grade: 2,3

Kevin Theinl (Author)


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Structure:

Part I – Textual Work on “Bede´s Account of the Poet Cædmon”
1. Provement of the claim: For a precise classification of Old English inflexional forms it does usually not suffice only to look at the respective form.
2. Formative relationship between OE lār and læran
3. Word formation and Compounding

Part II – Term paper: The Scandinavian Influence on Old English
1. Introduction
2. Historical Background – Viking Invasion on the British Isle
3. Language Family
4. Loanwords, loan-blends, loan-shifts
5. Norse-derived vocabulary
6. Conclusion

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Title
Old English - The Scandinavian Influence on Old English
Subtitle
Textual Work on Bede's Account of the poet Cædmon
College
University of Rostock
Grade
2,3
Author
Year
2009
Pages
14
Catalog Number
V179374
ISBN (eBook)
9783656017400
ISBN (Book)
9783656017141
File size
552 KB
Language
English
Keywords
Old English, Scandinavian Influence, Bede´s Account of the Poet Cædmon, inflexional form, respective form, word formation, compounding, viking invasion, Britain, loanwords, loan-blends, loan-shifts, Norse, Angles, Saxons, Germanic invasion, Ælfred the Great, Northumbria, Danelaw, United Kingdom, Old High German, Gothic
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Kevin Theinl (Author), 2009, Old English - The Scandinavian Influence on Old English, Munich, GRIN Verlag, https://www.grin.com/document/179374

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