Introduction to Early Modern English

Name: Introduction to Early Modern English
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ISBN: 9780521310468

ISBN-10: 0521310466

ISBN-13: 9780521310468

Edition: 1991 (Revised)

Authors: Manfred Gï¿½rlach

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The period between 1500 and 1700 was the most decisive one in the formation of standard modern English, yet no really comprehensive account of Early Modern English has been available. Manfred Grlach's Introduction to Early Modern English fills a very real need. It provides a thorough and linguistically informed synchronic description of Early Modern English, dealing with its varieties, with writing and orthography, phonetics and phonology, syntax and the lexicon, including sections on problems of language contact and the lexicographical tradition. In addition, it provides a valuable anthology of texts from a wide range of sources: the texts exemplify features from Early Modern English…

Book details

List price: $110.00
Copyright year: 1991
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 7/26/1991
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 488
Size: 5.67" wide x 8.70" long x 1.38" tall
Weight: 1.364
Language: English

Manfred Gorlach is Professor in the Department of English at the University of Koln, Germany



List of texts


List of figures


Preface


List of symbols and abbreviations


Chronological table



Introduction



Varieties of Early Modern English



Writing and spelling



Phonology



Inflectional morphology



Syntax



Vocabulary


Texts


Bibliography


Index of persons


Index of topics


Index of selected words