Recovering Old English

This Element Recovering Old English examines the philological activities of scholars involved in the recovery of Old English in the period between c. 1550 and 1830. It is done by collecting documents, recording the lexicon editing texts and studying the grammar.

List of contents

1. Preamble; 2. Collecting old English; 3. Recording old English; 4. Editing old English; 5. Studying old English; 6. Transitions and turning points; Bibliographies.

Product details

• Authors: Kees Dekker, Kees (Rijksuniversiteit Groningen Dekker, Dekker Kees
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.01.2024
• EAN: 9781009371698
• ISBN: 978-1-0-0937169-8
• No. of pages: 90
• Series: Elements in England in the Early Medieval World
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; England, Medieval History, British & Irish history, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / General, Lexicography, Language learning: grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation, European history: medieval period, middle ages, Medieval style, Anglo-Saxon / Old English, Anglo-Saxon, ELT grammar, vocabulary & pronunciation