The language of Chaucer
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The language of Chaucer
（The language of literature）
Macmillan Education, c1983
- : pbk
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Originally published as A Guide to Chaucer's language
First impression 1989
Bibliography: p. [248]-251
Includes indexes
Description and Table of Contents
Description
In this book David Burnley demonstrates that an understanding of Chaucer's social, cultural, and literary world is vital to our understanding of his language and meaning. The first part of the book, drawing on modern linguistics, concentrates on the text and on approaches to interpreting the poet's grammar and syntax. The second part treats Chaucer's language and vocabulary in its broader contemporary context, dealing with language use, style and variety.
Table of Contents
Abbreviations - Preface - Map - PART 1 THE LANGUAGE OF THE TEXT - Preliminary Note - Chaucer's Grammar - Time and Tense - Negation - Textual Coherence - PART 2 VARIATION, CONTEXT, AND STYLE - Preliminary Note - Linguistic Diversity - Chaucer's Vocabulary - Register and Propriety - Levels of Style - The Architecture of Chaucer's Language - Notes - Sources and Further Reading - Index of Lines Quoted - Index of Words - Subject Index
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