An Introduction to Old English

This accessible overview covers all the basic linguistic elements of Old English, including nouns, adjectives, verbs, syntax, word order, and vocabulary. Offering a unique study of Old English in context, it combines a wide variety of short texts with an up-to-date assessment of the forms of language that remain as the foundation of English today. Comparisons are drawn between Old and present-day English and also with other related languages such as Dutch, German, and French. Old English poetry and dialect variation are also discussed.

Info autore

Richard Hogg is the Smith Professor of English Language and Medieval Literature at the University of Manchester.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Richard Hogg, Arvind Sharma
• Editore: Clarendon Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 01.02.2003
• EAN: 9780195219487
• ISBN: 978-0-19-521948-7
• Pagine: 176
• Dimensioni: 140 mm x 216 mm x 10 mm
• Peso: 230 g
• Categorie: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Altre lingue / altre letterature; Linguistics, LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Grammar & Punctuation, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Syntax, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, Language: history & general works, Grammar, syntax & morphology, Grammar, syntax and morphology, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval, Language: history and general works