Old Frisian: a gem within the Old Germanic languages
9-16 July 2023, University of Oxford, St Edmund Hall
Link to their page here. For anybody interested, watch a lecture by the organiser Dr Johanneke Sytsema johanneke.sytsema@ling-phil.ox.ac.uk:
What is the OFSS about?
Students will learn about Old Frisian language, text corpus, culture and history in the context of Old Germanic languages. Linguistic comparisons will be drawn between Old Frisian and the other (West) Germanic languages. Settlement history of Frisians in Britain, Old Frisian Law and Literature and Old Frisian manuscripts will be discussed in lectures. Library visits will focus on the Old Frisian manuscripts in Oxford. The OFSS will close with a social day in Oxford. The OFSS is about learning to read Old Frisian and to place Old Frisian in a wider linguistic, literary and historical context.
Who is the summer school for?
The summer school is aimed at students, PhD candidates and early career researchers with an interest in (Old) Germanic languages who want to familiarise themselves with Old Frisian.
What will the day programme look like?
There will be two lectures in the mornings and a translation workshop or library visit in the afternoons. The programme will cover the Old Frisian grammar in lectures by experts in the field and in translation workshops. Students will read Old Frisian texts in the afternoon workshops with help of modern handbooks and learn about the Old Frisian text corpus
By the end of the week, students should be able to translate a medium level Old Frisian text with the help of handbooks and have gained a good level of knowledge of the place and importance of Old Frisian within the Old Germanic language family
A visit to the Bodleian Library will enable students to view the Old Frisian manuscripts that are kept at Oxford.
Blog about the 2019 OFSS http://blogs.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/taylorian/2019/09/25/the-first-oxford-groningen-old-frisian-summer-school/
And video report https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pIkV2PkKf48 (by Fardau Visser)
Confirmed speakers:
- Prof Andreas Deutsch, Deutsches Rechtswörterbuch, Heidelberg
- Dr Peter-Alexander Kerkhof, Frisian Academy, Ljouwert/Leeuwarden
- Prof Simon Horobin, University of Oxford
- Dr Rafael Pascual, University of Oxford
- Mr Hilbert Vinkenoog (YouTube channel History with Hilbert)
- Mr Anne Popkema MA, Groningen University
- Dr Johanneke Sytsema, University of Oxford
What does it cost?
- In person fees: £350 (Early bird rate £300 if booked by May 1st)
- Hybrid fees: £150.00
Fees for in person attendance will include
- Tuition and workshops
- Study materials
- Coffee/tea
- Daily 3-course lunch
- Saturday social activities
- Library visits
- Conference dinner
Hybrid fees will include access to all streamed lectures and electronic access to the grammar and dictionary during the week.
Accommodation:
Participants can book accommodation in student halls belonging to St Edmund Hall (email address susan.mccarthy@seh.ox.ac.uk first come first served) or find accommodation in another college in Oxford via https://www.universityrooms.com/
For further information about the Summer School please contact: oldfrisian@ling-phil.ox.ac.uk (for all interested) or ofss@rug.nl (for students of Groningen University)
Deadline for registration:
- 1st May for early birds – (in-person)
- 31st May for in-person participation
- 15th June for online attendance.
Register
Please complete the application form and payment details will be sent to you by email.
Travel and Venue
Heathrow Airport is most convenient for Oxford. The Airline Bus Service to Oxford is frequent and cost-effective.
Directions from the train station
Most lectures and workshops will be held at St Edmund Hall. Information about travel to St Edmund Hall can be found here.
