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This study explores the history of the language of Tönnies Fonne’s Russian-German phrasebook by careful textological analysis and by comparing the text with the earlier phrasebook of Thomas Schroue, this study lays bare the modus operandi of the scribe and shows how the scribe acted as an agent of change when a phrasebook was handed down from one generation to the other.

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Acknowledgements List of abbreviations Legend and editorial remarks Preface Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: The scribe and his work Chapter 3: The phrasebook as a copy Chapter 4: Exploring textual depth Chapter 5: Spelling and sounds Chapter 6: Nominal and pronominal forms Chapter 7: Verbal forms Chapter 8: Russian and German Chapter 9: Conclusions References Appendix A. Tables of Contents (F, S, A) Appendix B. Concordance (F, S, A) Appendix C. List of numbered phrases from F Appendix D. Electronic text edition (e-book)

Innovation in Tradition: Tönnies Fonne’s Russian-German Phrasebook (Pskov, 1607)

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      Publisher: Brill
      Publication Date: 01/01/2014
      ISBN13: 9789042038301, 978-9042038301
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This study explores the history of the language of Tönnies Fonne’s Russian-German phrasebook by careful textological analysis and by comparing the text with the earlier phrasebook of Thomas Schroue, this study lays bare the modus operandi of the scribe and shows how the scribe acted as an agent of change when a phrasebook was handed down from one generation to the other.

      Table of Contents
      Acknowledgements List of abbreviations Legend and editorial remarks Preface Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: The scribe and his work Chapter 3: The phrasebook as a copy Chapter 4: Exploring textual depth Chapter 5: Spelling and sounds Chapter 6: Nominal and pronominal forms Chapter 7: Verbal forms Chapter 8: Russian and German Chapter 9: Conclusions References Appendix A. Tables of Contents (F, S, A) Appendix B. Concordance (F, S, A) Appendix C. List of numbered phrases from F Appendix D. Electronic text edition (e-book)

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