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9780820430843

Umlaut Phenomena in Early New High German Discourse : A Pragmatic Approach

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    9780820430843

  • ISBN10:

    0820430846

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 1999-11-01
  • Publisher: Peter Lang Pub Inc
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Author Biography

Lee Forester is Associate Professor of German and Russian at Hope College in Holland, Michigan

Table of Contents

List of Tables
xi
List of Symbols and Abbreviations
xiii
Introduction
1(12)
Research on umlaut
1(1)
Umlaut in Early New High German
2(1)
Approach of this study
3(1)
Theoretical framework
4(7)
Summary
11(2)
Methodology
13(14)
Frames
14(2)
Categories used in analysis
16(2)
Grammatical categories
18(1)
Sound iconism
19(1)
Word stress
20(1)
Dialect
21(1)
Morphological grammaticalization
21(1)
Dependent/independent clause
22(1)
Word order
22(1)
Lexical negatives
23(1)
Negative concepts
23(1)
Religious/spiritual concepts
23(1)
Reference
23(1)
Concrete/abstract
24(1)
Imperative/hortatory
24(1)
Emphatic
24(1)
Theme/rheme
25(1)
Level of discourse
25(1)
Author's perception
25(1)
Etymologizing
25(1)
Graphemic iconism
25(1)
Conclusion
26(1)
Das Narrenschiff
27(50)
buchlin : buchlin `little book'
28(10)
klopft : kloppfft `(he) knocks'
38(9)
verfart : vmbfert `go astray : travel around'
47(7)
bucher : bucher `books'
54(10)
brudern : bruder `brothers'
64(7)
Summary of findings for Das Narrenschif
71(6)
Der Ackermann von Bohmen
77(42)
Behem : Bohem `Bohemia'
77(6)
behemer : bohemer `Bohemians'
83(6)
geschopffet : schoepfer : schopffungen `created' : `creator' : `creatures'
89(11)
priefunge : brieffung : pruffe : pruffen `detecting' : `to detect'
100(8)
zichest : entzuch `pause' : `accuse'
108(6)
Summary of findings for Der Ackermann von Bohmen
114(5)
Sendbrief vom Dolmetschen
119(64)
Bapstesel : Bapstesel `papist asses'
120(8)
boses : boses `evil'
128(4)
durfft : durffen `to need, be required'
132(7)
gewist : gewust `knew'
139(5)
grusse : grussen : grusset : Gegrusset `to greet'
144(5)
klotze : klotze `stumps'
149(5)
landsfurst : furst `prince'
154(5)
Luthers : Luthers ``Luther's''
159(5)
schon : schon `beautiful, fine'
164(6)
suchen : suchen `to seek, look for'
170(7)
Summary of findings for Sendbrief vom Dolmetschen
177(6)
Conclusion
183(6)
Grammatical categories
183(2)
Categories (8--25)
185(4)
Appendix A: Texts 189(36)
A.1 Das Narrenschiff
189(12)
A.2 Der Ackermann von Bohmen
201(7)
A.3 Sendbrief vom Dolmetschen
208(17)
Appendix B: Translations 225(36)
B.1 Translation of Das Narrenschiff
225(12)
B.2 Translation of Der Ackermann von Bohmen
237(7)
B.3 Translation of Sendbrief vom Dolmetschen
244(17)
Notes 261(2)
Selected Bibliography 263(10)
Index 273

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