English Language Before England - An Epigraphic Account

This pioneering work explores epigraphic evidence for the development of English before the Anglo-Saxon period, bringing together linguistic, historical, and archaeological perspectives on early inscriptions, making them more accessible to a wider audience.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Table of contents
1. Introduction
2. The entry of the Germani
3. Runic and Roman
4. Northern bogs
5. Roman Britain
6. Saxons and Frisians
7. Angles and Jutes
8. Conclusion
Bibliography

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Bernard Mees taught history, linguistics and business at the University of Melbourne, RMIT University and the University of Tasmania. He received his PhD from the University of Melbourne and his previous publications include The Science of the Swastika (2008), Celtic Curses (2009) and The Rise of Business Ethics (2020).

Zusammenfassung

This pioneering work explores epigraphic evidence for the development of English before the Anglo-Saxon period, bringing together linguistic, historical, and archaeological perspectives on early inscriptions, making them more accessible to a wider audience.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Bernard Mees, Bernard (Independent Scholar Mees, Mees Bernard
• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 16.09.2022
• EAN: 9781032214177
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3221417-7
• Seiten: 264
• Serie: Routledge Studies in Historical Linguistics
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaft > Allgemeine und Vergleichende Sprachwissenschaft; LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / General, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General, Language: history & general works, Dialect, slang & jargon, Language: history and general works, Dialect, slang and jargon