An Introduction to Middle English

By: Simon Horobin, Jeremy Smith

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Paperback | 15 October 2002

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An Introduction to Middle English is designed to provide undergraduate students of English historical linguistics with a concise description of the language during the period 1100-1500. Middle English, the language of Chaucer, is discussed in relation to both earlier and later stages in the history of English, and in relation to other languages with which it came into contact. Features:* the historical and geographical contexts of Middle English* the evidence for Middle English* the principal features of Middle English spelling, pronunciation, grammar and vocabulary* an introduction to Middle English textual studies* selected Middle English texts, both literary and non-literary* notes, glossaries and annotated bibliographies* questions for reviewMost other introductory books on Middle English focus on literary rather than linguistic matters; this book is designed to redress the balance, by providing students of English language with an up-to-date, authoritative survey which takes account of recent trends in historical linguistics.

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Abbreviations
To readers
Introduction	p. 1
What did Middle English look like?	p. 7
Middle English in use	p. 26
Spellings and sounds	p. 40
The lexicon	p. 69
Grammar	p. 89
Looking forward	p. 126
Middle English texts	p. 142
Discussion of the exercises	p. 170
References	p. 173
Index	p. 178
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