Chaucer's language
"Assuming no previous linguistic knowledge, this book introduces students to Chaucer's language and the importance of reading Chaucer in the original, rather than modern translation. The book leads students gently through basic linguistic concepts with appropriate explanation, highlighting how Chaucer's language differs from present-day English and the significance of this for interpreting his work. Close analysis and comparison with other writers is used to show how Chaucer drew on the variety…
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- Full title :Chaucer's language / Simon Horobin.
Summary
"Assuming no previous linguistic knowledge, this book introduces students to Chaucer's language and the importance of reading Chaucer in the original, rather than modern translation. The book leads students gently through basic linguistic concepts with appropriate explanation, highlighting how Chaucer's language differs from present-day English and the significance of this for interpreting his work. Close analysis and comparison with other writers is used to show how Chaucer drew on the variety of Middle English to achieve particular poetic effects"--Jacket.
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- Publication Date:2013.
- Edition:2nd ed
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Palgrave Macmillan
- Place of Publication:Houndsmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2013.
Notes
Previous edition: 2007.
The Physical Object
- Description:1 online resource (xii, 221 pages.)
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9781137274571, 1137274573
- oclc:on1319178831
- LC Classification:PR1940
- Dewey Decimal:821.1
Table of Contents
Why study Chaucer's language? -- Writing in English -- What was Middle English? -- Spelling and pronunciation -- Vocabulary -- Grammar -- Language and style -- Discourse and pragmatics -- Using the Middle English dictionary.
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