Areal variation in middle high German: A perspective from charters

Becker C, Schallert O (2021)

Publication Language: English

Publication Type: Journal article

Publication year: 2021

Journal

NOWELE John Benjamins

Book Volume: 74

Pages Range: 199-241

Journal Issue: 2

DOI: 10.1075/nowele.00057.bec

Abstract

Using the Corpus der altdeutschen Originalurkunden 'Corpus of Old German Original Charters' (Wilhelm et al. 1932-2004), we will show that charters offer valuable information on dialectological differences during the Middle High German period. This text genre is unsurpassed in terms of its geographical resolution even though it faces certain challenges due to its partially formulaic style. With two well-known phenomena, i.e. inflected forms of the infinitive ('gerunds') and so-called 'contracted' verbs like haben/hân 'have', we will show how these materials can be analysed and put into perspective with other sources like the new Mittelhochdeutsche Grammatik by Klein, Solms & Wegera (2018).

Involved external institutions

Philipps-Universität Marburg DE Germany (DE) Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (LMU) DE Germany (DE)

How to cite

APA:

Becker, C., & Schallert, O. (2021). Areal variation in middle high German: A perspective from charters. NOWELE, 74(2), 199-241. https://doi.org/10.1075/nowele.00057.bec

MLA:

Becker, Carsten, and Oliver Schallert. "Areal variation in middle high German: A perspective from charters." NOWELE 74.2 (2021): 199-241.

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