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Record Number: 8633 Author(s)/Creator(s): Lawson , Richard H. Contributor(s): Title: Some Prominent Linguistic Characteristics of Brother Hermann's "Leben der Gräfin Iolande von Vianden" Source: American Journal of Germanic Linguistics and Literatures 9, 1 ( 1997): Pages 73 - 81. Description: Article Type: Journal Article Subject (See Also): Hagiography Hermann, Brother, Author- Leben der Grafin Iolande von Vianden Linguistics Literature- Verse Middle High German Language Women in Religion Yolanda of Vianden, Countess and Prioress Award Note: Geographic Area: Low Countries Century: 13 Primary Evidence: Illustrations: Table: Abstract: An examination of the verb forms in Brother Hermann's Middle High German verse epic, Leben der Gräfin Iolande von Vianden (c. 1283 in the neighborhood of Luxembourg), is undertaken in the categories of loan words, athematic verb forms, class shifting in strong verbs, the ge -perfective prefix, and apocopation and addition of final n . The last category is developed to situate Iolande , which consists of approximately 5,963 lines of rhymed couplets, in the context of Old High German and Middle High German historical development. Related Resources: Author's Affiliation: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Conference Info: - , - Year of Publication: 1997. Language: English ISSN/ISBN: 10408207

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