An introduction to early modern English
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An introduction to early modern English
（Edinburgh textbooks on the English language / general editor, Heinz Giegerich）
Edinburgh University Press, c2006
- : pbk
- : hbk
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Kobe Shoin Women's University Library / Kobe Shoin Women's College Library
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 161-170) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
An introduction to Early Modern English, this book helps students of English and linguistics to place the language of the period 1500-1700 in its historical context as a language with a common core but also as one which varies across time, regionally and socially, and according to register. The volume focuses on the structure of what contemporaries called the General Dialect - its spelling, vocabulary, grammar and pronunciation - and on its dialectal origins. The book also discusses the language situation and linguistic anxieties in England at a time when Latin exerted a strong influence on the rising standard language. The volume includes: *The major changes in English from the 15th to the 18th century *Emphasis on long-term linguistic developments *Sources for the study of Early Modern English *Illustrations ranging from drama and personal letters to trials and early science *Exercises encouraging further exploration of the changing English language.
Table of Contents
- 1. The Early Modern English Period
- 2. Sources for the Study of Early Modern English
- 3. Towards a Standard Language
- 4. Old Words and Loan Words
- 5. Word-Formation and Semantic Change
- 6. Nouns and Pronouns
- 7. Verbs, Adjectives and Adverbs
- 8. Syntactic Structures
- 9. Changing Pronunciation
- 10. Language in the Community.
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