Volume 2 Old English

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Volume 2 Old English

Edited by: Laurel J. Brinton and Alexander Bergs

Part of the multi-volume work

The History of English

Language: English

Published/Copyright: 2017

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The volume provides an in-depth account of Old English, organized by linguistic level. Individual chapters investigate the state-of-the art in the linguistics of Old English and explore key areas of debate such as dialectology, language contact, standardization, and literary language. The volume sets the scene with a chapter on pre-Old English and ends with a chapter discussing textual resources available for the study of earlier English.

Comprehensive coverage of the history of English and of major varieties of English

Synopsis of current research into key questions and debates in English historical linguistics

Individual chapters written by leading authorities in the field

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Laurel Brinton, Vancouver, Canada; Alexander Bergs, Osnabrück, Germany.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	I
Table of Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	V
Abbreviations Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	VII
Chapter 1: Introduction Laurel J. Brinton and Alexander Bergs Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	1
Chapter 2: Pre-Old English Jeannette K. Marsh Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	8
Chapter 3: Old English: Overview Ferdinand von Mengden Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	32
Chapter 4: Phonology Robert Murray Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	50
Chapter 5: Morphology Ferdinand von Mengden Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	73
Chapter 6: Syntax Rafał Molencki Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	100
Chapter 7: Semantics and Lexicon Christian Kay Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	125
Chapter 8: Pragmatics and Discourse Ursula Lenker Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	140
Chapter 9: Dialects Hans Sauer and Gaby Waxenberger Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	160
Chapter 10: Language Contact: Latin Gernot R. Wieland Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	187
Chapter 11: English Contact: Norse Richard Dance Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	202
Chapter 12: Standardization Lucia Kornexl Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	220
Chapter 13: Literary Language Robert D. Fulk Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	236
Chapter 14: Early Textual Resources Kathryn A. Lowe Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	254
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	271

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eBook published on:

September 25, 2017

eBook ISBN:

9783110525304

Paperback published on:

September 25, 2017

Paperback ISBN:

9783110522730

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Front matter:

9

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272

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110525304

eBook ISBN: 9783110525304

Paperback ISBN: 9783110522730

Keywords for this book

English historical linguistics; Old English; Middle English; Early Modern English

Audience(s) for this book

Graduate students and scholars in (English) historical linguistics; specialists in Old, Middle, and Early Modern English

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Volume 2 Old English

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