Technologically Assisted Research in Medieval Germanic Languages/Literatures

Sponsoring Organization(s)

Society for Medieval Germanic Studies (SMGS)

Organizer Name

Marian Elizabeth Polhill, Jeffrey Turco

Organizer Affiliation

Univ. of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras, Purdue Univ.

Presider Name

Marian Elizabeth Polhill

Paper Title 1

Premodern German Lexis, Stylometry, and Phraseology

Presenter 1 Name

Adam Oberlin

Presenter 1 Affiliation

Linsly School/Univ. Gent

Paper Title 2

The Eddic Poetry: An Electronic Edition of the Medieval Manuscripts

Presenter 2 Name

Haraldur Bernharðsson

Presenter 2 Affiliation

Háskóli Íslands

Paper Title 3

What's a Historical Theologian Doing in this Session? The Digitized Manuscript as an Impetus for Cross-Disciplinary Research

Presenter 3 Name

Tomás O'Sullivan

Presenter 3 Affiliation

St. Louis Univ.

Start Date

11-5-2014 10:30 AM

Session Location

Bernhard 213

Description

This session presents innovative use of technology in research on medieval Germanic languages and literatures. Research includes linguistic analysis of Old High German, Middle High German and Early Modern German. Editions of Old High German and Old Icelandic manuscripts will be discussed.

Marian E. Polhill