An Introduction to Old English by Richard Hogg

An Introduction to Old English by Richard Hogg

An Introduction to Old English is an accessible overview of the first centuries in the history of the English language. It combines a wide variety of short texts with a coherent and up-to-date assessment of the forms of language which remain as the foundation of English today, offering a unique study of Old English in context. It is designed for students unfamiliar with the earliest stages of the English language and provides a basis for further study of the history of the language to the present day. All the basic elements of Old English are covered, including nouns, adjectives, verbs, syntax, word order and vocabulary. Wherever possible comparisons are drawn between Old English and the present-day language, but also with other related languages such as Dutch, German and French. There are also chapters introducing readers to both Old English poetry and dialect variation as well as a chapter looking at what happened to the language after the Norman Conquest. * Up-to-date account of the linguistics of the Old English period with particular stress on syntax and vocabulary * Integrates accounts of the language with selected texts graded to improve accessibility for the beginner * Strong emphasis on the relation between Old English and present-day English together with relevant features in related languages * Contains exercises, a glossary of key terms and an Old English glossary

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

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ISBN 13	9780748613281
ISBN 10	0748613285
Title	An Introduction to Old English
Author	Richard Hogg
Series	Edinburgh Textbooks On The English Language
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Edinburgh University Press
Year published	2002-12-02
Number of pages	176
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