New Research in Old High German Literature and Linguistics

Sponsoring Organization(s)

Special Session

Organizer Name

Tina Boyer

Organizer Affiliation

Wake Forest Univ.

Presider Name

Tonya Kim Dewey

Presider Affiliation

Univ. i Bergen/Univ. Gent

Paper Title 1

The Periphrastic Perfects of Old High German and Old Saxon: Evidence for the Charlemagne Sprachbund

Presenter 1 Name

Bridget Drinka

Presenter 1 Affiliation

Univ. of Texas-San Antonio

Paper Title 2

On Adverbial Clauses in Old High German

Presenter 2 Name

Ulrike Demske

Presenter 2 Affiliation

Univ. Potsdam

Paper Title 3

Monstrous Landscapes in Old High German Literature

Presenter 3 Name

Tina Boyer

Start Date

8-5-2014 1:30 PM

Session Location

Bernhard 159

Description

A session in which scholars may present the newest research in Old High German language and literature. Previous sessions have attracted attention from various disciplines represented at the Congress, including history, theology, literary studies, and linguistics, including comparative analyses with Old Norse and Middle High German.

Tina M. Boyer