The History of English. Volume 2, Old English Laurel Brinton, Alexander Bergs.
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TextSeries: Mouton ReaderPublisher: Berlin ;Boston De Gruyter Mouton, [2017]Description: 1 online resource (281p.)ISBN: 9783110525304; 3110525305Subject(s): 450-1100 | Early Modern English | English historical linguistics | Middle English | Old English | English language -- Old English, ca. 450-1100 -- History | English language -- Old English, ca. 450-1100 -- Grammar | LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General | English language -- Old English | English language -- Old English -- GrammarGenre/Form: EBSCO eBooks | Electronic books. | History. DDC classification: 420.9 LOC classification: PE125Online resources: EBSCOhost Summary: This volume provides an in-depth account of Old English, organized by linguistic level. Individual chapters, written by recognized experts in the field, review the state of the art in phonological, morphological, syntactic, and semantic studies of Old English. Key areas of debate, including dialectology, language contact, standardization, and literary language, are also explored. The volume sets the scene with a chapter on pre-Old English and ends with a chapter discussing textual resources available for the study of earlier English.
This volume provides an in-depth account of Old English, organized by linguistic level. Individual chapters, written by recognized experts in the field, review the state of the art in phonological, morphological, syntactic, and semantic studies of Old English. Key areas of debate, including dialectology, language contact, standardization, and literary language, are also explored. The volume sets the scene with a chapter on pre-Old English and ends with a chapter discussing textual resources available for the study of earlier English.
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