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Edinburgh (now the Angus McIntosh Centre for Historical
Linguistics), such as eLALME (the electronic version A Linguistic
Atlas of Late Medieval English), LAEME (A Linguistic Atlas of Early
Middle English) and LAOS (A Linguistic Atlas of Older Scots), this
volume illustrates how traditional methods of historical
dialectology can benefit from new methods of data-collection to
test out theoretical and empirical claims. In showcasing the
results that these resources can yield in the digital age, the book
highlights novel methods for presenting, mapping and analysing the
quantitative data of historical dialects, and sets the research
agenda for future work in this field. Bringing together a range of
distinguished researchers, the book sets out the key
corpus-building strategies for working with regional manuscript
data at different levels of linguistic analysis including syntax,
morphology, phonetics and phonology. The chapters also show the
ways in which the geographical spread of phonological,
morphological and lexical features of a language can be used to
improve our assessment of the geographical provenance of historical
texts.
An accessible overview of the first centuries in the history of the
English language Combining 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, this introduction offers
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, vocabulary and sound values. 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 Old English
poetry and dialect variation, as well as a chapter looking at what
happened to the language after the Norman Conquest. Key Features *
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 KEYWORDS: Old English,
history of English, grammar, strong verb, weak verb, morphology
Lays out key corpus-building strategies for working with regional
data at different levels of linguistic analysis: syntax, lexicon,
morphology, and phonetics/phonology. Shows how traditional methods
of Historical Dialectology can benefit from new methods of
data-collection to test out theoretical and empirical claims.
Highlights opportunities and pitfalls for analysing the relation
between sound systems and spellingsDrawing on the resources created
by the Institute of Historical Dialectology at the University of
Edinburgh (now the Angus McIntosh Centre for Historical
Linguistics), such as eLALME (the electronic version A Linguistic
Atlas of Late Medieval English), LAEME (A Linguistic Atlas of Early
Middle English) and LAOS (A Linguistic Atlas of Older Scots), this
volume illustrates how traditional methods of historical
dialectology can benefit from new methods of data-collection to
test out theoretical and empirical claims. In showcasing the
results that these resources can yield in the digital age, the book
highlights novel methods for presenting, mapping and analysing the
quantitative data of historical dialects, and sets the research
agenda for future work in this field.
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