Essentials of Early English - An Introduction to Old, Middle, and Early Modern English

This book is the third edition of a successful textbook. Essentials of Early English is a practical and highly accessible introduction to the early stages of the English language: Old English, Middle English, and Early Modem English.

List of contents

Preface
Part I: Description
1. Introduction
2. Describing language
3. Old English
4. Middle English
5. Early Modern English
Part II: Illustrative Texts
Section A. Old English texts
Section B. Middle English texts
Section C. Early Modern English
Part III: Bibliography, Old English glossary, and thematic index
Annotated bibliography
Old English glossary
Thematic index

About the author

Jeremy J. Smith is Professor Emeritus in English Language and Linguistics, University of Glasgow, UK. His most recent monograph is Transforming Early English (2020).

Summary

This book is the third edition of a successful textbook. Essentials of Early English is a practical and highly accessible introduction to the early stages of the English language: Old English, Middle English, and Early Modem English.

Product details

• Authors: Jeremy J. Smith, Smith Jeremy J.
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 21.11.2022
• EAN: 9781032058481
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3205848-1
• No. of pages: 246
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Non-fiction book > Dictionaries, reference works > Foreign-language dictionaries; English, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / General, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, Language: history & general works, Historical & comparative linguistics, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval, Language: history and general works, Anglo-Saxon / Old English, Historical and comparative linguistics, Middle English, Textbook, coursework