An Introduction to Old English

Erscheinungsjahr 2002
ISBN: 978-0-19-521948-7
Verlag: Oxford University Press Inc

Buch, Englisch, 176 Seiten, Format (B × H): 141 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 222 g

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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Hogg, Richard

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Sprachwissenschaften

Über Autor(innen)

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