Chaucer's Language
Horobin, Simon
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BOOK 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 app
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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. 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.
AUTHOR BIO
SIMON HOROBIN is Lecturer in English Language at the University of Glasgow.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Preface * Abbreviations * Why Study Chaucer's Language? * Writing in English * What Was Middle English? * Spelling and Pronunciation * Grammar * Vocabulary * Language and Style * Discourse and Pragmatics * Sample Texts * Glossary of Linguistic Terminology * Bibliography * Index Preface * Abbreviations * Why Study Chaucer's Language? * Writing in English * What Was Middle English? * Spelling and Pronunciation * Grammar * Vocabulary * Language and Style * Discourse and Pragmatics * Sample Texts * Glossary of Linguistic Terminology * Bibliography * Index
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MORE BOOK INFO
ISBN: 1403993564
ISBN(13-digit): 9781403993564
Dewey Decimal: 821/.1
Library of Congress: 2006049840
Book Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Language: ENG
No. of Pages: 198
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