Chaucer's Language
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2007
Palgrave Macmillan (Verlag)
9781403993557 (ISBN)
Palgrave Macmillan (Verlag)
9781403993557 (ISBN)
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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. It uses close analysis and comparison with other writers to show how Chaucer drew on the variety of Middle English to achieve particular poetic effects.
Assuming no previous linguistic knowledge, students are introduced 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.
Assuming no previous linguistic knowledge, students are introduced 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.
SIMON HOROBIN is Reader in English Language at the University of Glasgow, UK. He is author of An Introduction to Middle English and The Language of the Chaucer Tradition.
Preface - Abbreviations - Why Study Chaucer's Language? - Writing in English - What was Middle English? - Spelling and Pronunciation - Vocabulary - Grammar - Language and Style - Discourse and Pragmatics - Sample Texts - Glossary of Linguistic Terminology - Bibliography - Index
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 1.1.2007 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | Gordonsville |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 138 x 216 mm |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Anglistik / Amerikanistik |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturwissenschaft | |
| ISBN-13 | 9781403993557 / 9781403993557 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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