Analyzing syntax through texts : Old, Middle, and Early Modern English /

This textbook invites the student to explore early English syntax by looking at the linguistic characteristics of well- known texts throughout the early history of English. It shows how that piece of the language fits in to the broader picture of how English is developing and introduces the student...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Gelderen, Elly van (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press Ltd, [2018]
Series:Edinburgh historical linguistics.
Subjects:
English language > Old English, ca. 450-1100 > Syntax.
English language > Middle English, 1100-1500 > Syntax.
English language > Early modern, 1500-1700 > Syntax.
Anglais (Langue) > ca 450-1100 (Vieil anglais) > Syntaxe.
Anglais (Langue) > 1100-1500 (Moyen anglais) > Syntaxe.
Anglais (Langue) > 1500-1700 (Moderne) > Syntaxe.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Grammar & Punctuation.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Linguistics > Syntax.
English language > Middle English > Syntax.
English language > Early modern > Syntax.
English language > Old English > Syntax.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Title Page
  • Series Page
  • Copyright
  • Contents
  • Figures and Tables
  • Series Editors' Preface
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Abbreviations
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 The Syntax of Old, Middle, and Early Modern English
  • 3 Old English before 1100
  • 4 Early Middle English 1100-1300
  • 5 Late Middle and Early Modern English 1300-1600
  • Appendix I: Summary of All Grammatical Information
  • Appendix II: Background on the Old English Texts That Are Discussed, Alphabetically
  • Appendix III: Keys to the Exercises
  • Glossary
  • References
  • Index.

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