
Chaucer's Language
Simon Horobin(Author)
Red Globe Press
2nd Edition
Published on 31. August 2012
Book
Hardback
240 pages
978-0-230-29378-6 (ISBN)
Description
Assuming no previous linguistic knowledge, Simon Horobin introduces students to Chaucer's language and the importance of reading Chaucer in the original, rather than in a modern translation. This updated edition includes references to most recent scholarship, suggestions for future research and an extensive glossary with sample quotations.
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Edition
2nd ed. 2012
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
8 s/w Abbildungen
1 bw illus
Dimensions
Height: 222 mm
Width: 145 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight
433 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-230-29378-6 (9780230293786)
DOI
10.1007/978-1-137-27457-1
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Person
SIMON HOROBIN is Professor of English Language and Literature at the University of Oxford, UK, and a Fellow of Magdalen College. He is the author of An Introduction to Middle English and The Language of the Chaucer Tradition, which was awarded the English Association's Beatrice White Prize for outstanding scholarly work in the field of Medieval and Renaissance studies.
Content
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.- ConclusionAppendix: Sample Texts.- Glossary of Linguistic Terms.- Bibliography.- Index.