Practical Course in Middle Dutch and Early Modern Dutch
This second, revised edition of Dutch from the Middle Ages to the Golden Age offers a clear course focused on historical Dutch from the Middle Ages to the Golden Age (language level: advanced). The learning material is suitable for students and self-study.
Contents
- Explanation of the most important linguistic features of Middle Dutch and Early Modern Dutch
- Spelling and sound variations
- Nominal inflection and verbal system
- Negation, word order, and specific constructions
- Special features of the lexicon
- Varied text material and exercises with increasing difficulty
The text fragments from Middle Dutch and Early Modern Dutch sources encourage careful reading and correct interpretation. This allows users to independently read original texts from Reynard and Beatrijs and recognize variations in language use, for example between a letter from Hooft and one from a less literate sailor's wife.
Target audience and applicability
The book is extremely suitable for use in education and for self-study.
Authors
Marijke Mooijaart is editor of historical dictionaries at the Dutch Language Bank of the Leiden Institute for Dutch Lexicology and teaches lexicology and lexicography at the University of Amsterdam and the University of Antwerp. Marijke van der Wal is special professor of the History of Dutch at Leiden University, with specializations in historical linguistics and linguistic historiography.
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