Chaucer's Language

Name: Chaucer's Language
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ISBN: 9780230293793

ISBN-10: 0230293794

ISBN-13: 9780230293793

Edition: 2nd 2012 (Revised)

Authors: Simon Horobin

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Book details

Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Limited
Publication date: 10/18/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 240
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.75" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.660
Language: English



List of Tables


Abbreviations


Preface



Why study Chaucer's language?



Writing in English


Further reading



What was Middle English?


Middle English dialects


Standardization


Characteristics of Middle English


Chaucer's dialect


Evidence


Further reading



Spelling and pronunciation


Spelling evidence


Rhyming evidence


Comparative evidence


Chaucer's sound system


Variation


Further reading



Vocabulary


Chaucer's lexicon


Further reading



Grammar


Determiners


Nouns


Pronouns


Adjectives


Verbs


Negation


Adverbs


Relative pronouns


Sentence structure


Further reading



Language and style


Chaucer's prose style


Further reading



Discourse and pragmatics


Forms of address


Politeness


Swearing


Discourse markers


Styles of speech


Further reading



Using the Middle English Dictionary


Conclusion


Appendix: sample texts


From the Miller's Tale


From the Wife of Bath's Prologue


From the Second Nun's Tale


From Troilus and Criseyde Book 5


From the Prologue of the Monk's Tale


From the Squire's Tale


Glossaries


Glossary of linguistic terms


Glossary of common words


Glossary of 'false friends'


Bibliography


Index