An Introduction to Middle High German

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An Introduction to Middle High German
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Contents
Preface and acknowledgements
List of maps and tables
Abbreviations
Chapter 1: Introduction
	About this book
		Cross-references
		How to use this book
		Online appendix
	Definition of Middle High German
		Two senses of ‘Middle High German’
		High German within the Germanic language family
		The Middle High German dialects
		Classical Middle High German and the ‘Höfische Dichtersprache’
		Middle High German—Definingthe period
	Sources for the study of Middle High German
		Religious literature
		Courtly literature
		Chronicles
		Legal and administrative literature
		Medical and other specialist literature
	The approach used in this book
		Chapter 2 Grammar
		Chapter 3 Lexis
		Chapter 4 Selection of annotated texts
		Glossaries
	Further reading
Chapter 2: Grammar
	Phonology
		Vowels and diphthongs—description and differences from NHG
			Vowel length and umlaut
			Diphthongs
			Stress
		Vowels and diphthongs—variation in MHG
			Umlaut
			Loss of unstressed vowels
		Vowels and diphthongs—changes between MHG and NHG
			Diphthongization
			Lowering of diphthongs
			Monophthongization
			Vowel lengthening in open syllables
			Vowel lengthening in closed syllables
			Vowel shortening in closed syllables
			Rounding of vowels
			Derounding of vowels
			Lowering of vowels
			Vowel loss
		Consonants and semivowels—description and differences from NHG
			Final devoicing (also called ‘final fortition’)
			Fricative weakening
			Assimilation
			Other differences between MHG and NHG consonants and semivowels
			Addition of consonants since MHG
			Changes to semivowels since MHG
		Contractions; the negative particle n(e)
			Contractions
			The negative particle n(e)
	Morphology
		Inflectional morphology
			Nouns
				Strong nouns
				Weak nouns
				Common irregular nouns
			Adjectives and adverbs
				Strong adjectives
				Weak adjectives
				Comparative and superlative adjectives
				Adverbs derived from adjectives
			Pronouns and determiners
				Definitions of pronouns and determiners
				Personal pronouns
				Reflexive pronouns
				Possessives
				Articles
				Demonstratives
				Other pronouns/determiners
			Numbers
			Verbs
				Paradigms of the strong and weak verb conjugations
				Strong verbs
				Weak verbs
				Preterite-presents
				Other irregular verbs
		Word formation
			Compounding
			Derivation
			Conversion
			Notable MHG affixes
		Borrowing
		Main categories of loans
			Lexical loans
			Semantic loans
	Syntax
		The functions of different grammatical categories; incongruence
			Use of verb forms
				The ge- prefix
				The future
				The passive
				The subjunctive
			The genitive
			Negation
			Incongruence
		Word order
			Word order in noun phrases
			Position of compound adverbs
			Word order in main clauses
			Word order in subordinate clauses
			Position of separable verb prefixes
		Types of clauses
			Relative clauses
				Ambiguity of der, diu, daz
				Use of prepositional adverbs as relatives
				A single pronoun serving as antecedent and relative
			Other subordinate clauses
				Clauses introduced by sw- (swie, swenne, swer, etc.)
				Clauses introduced by daz
				Clauses introduced by wan/wande
				Clauses introduced by alsô, als(e), sô, (al)sam(e)
				Clauses introduced by ob(e)
			Overview of conjunctions
			Subordinate clauses without a conjunction
		Sentence organization
			Co-ordinationof clauses and phrases
				Correlatives
				Resumptive constructions
		Further reading
			Introductions to terms and concepts
			Reference grammars
			Histories of the German language
			Detailed studies
Chapter 3: Lexis
	Special vocabulary
	Further reading
	Dictionaries of Middle High German
		Dictionaries
		Internet dictionaries
		Print dictionaries
Chapter 4: Selection of Annotated Texts
	List of selected texts
		Introductory passages
		Narrative poetry
		Lyric poetry
		Religious literature
	T1: berthold von regensburg: ‘Von den siben planêten’
		§1 Introduction
	berthold von regensburg: ‘Von den siben planêten’
	T2: konrad von würzburg: Der Welt Lohn
		§1 Introduction
	konrad von würzburg: Der Welt Lohn
	T3: Das Nibelungenlied
		§1 Introduction
	Das Nibelungenlied
	T4: hartmann von aue: Erec
		§1 Introduction
	hartmann von aue: Erec
	T5: wolfram von eschenbach: Parzival
		§1 Introduction
	wolfram von eschenbach: Parzival
	T6: gottfried von strassburg: Tristan
		§1 Introduction
	gottfried von strassburg: Tristan
	T7: der stricker
		§1 Introduction
		t7a: der stricker
		t7b: der stricker
	T8: wernher der gartenære: Helmbrecht
		§1 Introduction
	wernher der gartenære: Helmbrecht
	T9: ‘Minnesang’
		§1 Introduction
		T9.I: der von kürenberg
		T9.II: dietmar von aist (?)
		T9.III: friedrich von hausen
		T9.IV: albrecht von johansdorf
		T9.V: heinrich von morungen
		T9.VI: walther von der vogelweide
			Walther: biographical details
			Song VI
		T9.VII: walther von der vogelweide
		T9.VIII: walther von der vogelweide
		T9.IX: wolfram von eschenbach
		T9.X: neidhart
	T10: ‘Spruchdichtung’: walther von der vogelweide
		§1 Introduction
		T10.I–III: Reichston
		T10.IV–VI: Erster Philippston
	T11: Das Arnsteiner Mariengebet
		§1 Introduction
		§2 Linguistic features
		Das Arnsteiner Mariengebet
	T12: mechthild von magdeburg: Das fließende Licht der Gottheit
		§1 Introduction
		§2 Linguistic features
		mechthild von magdeburg: Das fließende Licht der Gottheit
	T13: meister eckhart: ‘Intravit Iesus in quoddam castellum’
		§1 Introduction
		meister eckhart: ‘Intravit Iesus in quoddam castellum’
	T14: christine ebner: Das Büchlein von der genaden uberlast
		§1 Introduction
		§2 Linguistic features
		christine ebner: Das Büchlein von der genaden uberlast
Glossary of linguistic terms
Glossary of vocabulary
	Introduction
	Order of entries
	Noun and adjective declensions
		Nouns
		Adjectives
		Proper nouns
	Verb conjugations
		Verbs with inseparable and separable prefixes
	The Glossary
Appendix
	IPA equivalents of symbols used in this book
References
Index