Analyzing Syntax Through Texts - Old, Middle, and Early Modern English (Paperback)

This textbook invites the student to explore early English syntax by looking at the linguistic characteristics of well- known texts throughout the early history of English. It shows how that piece of the language fits in to the broader picture of how English is developing and introduces the student to the real writing of the period as you look at the original manuscript version of selected excerpts. For each text, issues such as the word order, the presence of auxiliaries, articles, and pronouns, the types of pronouns, and the nature of complex sentences are explored. It is designed for those who have already been introduced to the history of English and who are now going on to look more closely at the syntax and morphology using actual manuscripts. With an emphasis on the original manuscript, this book equips you with the tools to analyse linguistic characteristics of a variety of texts and periods in the early history of English.

General

Imprint:	Edinburgh University Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	The New Edinburgh Islamic Surveys
Release date:	September 2017
Authors:	Elly van Gelderen
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	256
ISBN-13:	978-1-4744-2037-2
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics > Historical & comparative linguistics > General Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics > Grammar, syntax, linguistic structure > General
LSN:	1-4744-2037-0
Barcode:	9781474420372

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