The aim of this book is given in the title: it claims to be an introduction to Old Frisian. The
need for such a book has long been due, especially one that is written in English since the …

The human body, aggression, violence, revenge, and compensation, are phenomena that
can be found across all cultures and ages. Medieval Frisia is an excellent case study …

Our focus in this paper is the analysis of surnames, which have been proven to be reliable
genetic markers because in patrilineal systems they are transmitted along generations …

Since the early studies by Sokal and Cavalli-Sforza et al., there has been an increasing
interest in depicting the history of human migrations by comparing genetic and linguistic …

The striking similarities between Old English (OE) and its neighbour Old Frisian (OFris)—
including aspects of phonology, morphology, and alliterative phrases—have long been …

Different varieties of Frisian are found in the Netherlands and Germany along the North Sea.
In the Dutch province of Friesland a variety is spoken known as West Lauwers Frisian. In the …

This thesis in linguistics includes five published articles and one study to appear, in which I
review, test and use computational linguistic methods to classify languages and dialects …

The indeclinable relative particle of Old Germanic could be used for at least 3 syntactic
functions: for the relativisation of (1) subjects,(2) objects and (3) prepositional complements …

West Frisian, usually called Frisian, is a minority language spoken in the Netherlands and is
recognised as an official language in the Friesland province. East Frisian (or Sater Frisian) …

Professor of Horn and Brass Chamber Music at the Staatliche Hochschule fur Musik in the
city. Well over 100 of his pupils–including several from NESMS–have become professional …