An Introduction to Old English

ISBN-13: 9780195219487 / Angielski / Miękka / 2003 / 176 str.

Arvind Sharma; Richard Hogg; Richard Hogg

Opis

This accessible overview covers all the basic linguistic elements of Old English, including nouns, adjectives, verbs, syntax, word order, and vocabulary. Offering a unique study of Old English in context, it combines a wide variety of short texts with an up-to-date assessment of the forms of language that remain as the foundation of English today. Comparisons are drawn between Old and present-day English and also with other related languages such as Dutch, German, and French. Old English poetry and dialect variation are also discussed.

O autorze

Richard Hogg is the Smith Professor of English Language and Medieval Literature at the University of Manchester.