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Author: Stephen Pollington Publisher: ISBN: Category : Civilization, Anglo-Saxon Languages : en Pages : 70
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This short book does not aim to provide a grammar of Old English. Rather it suggests why the language is so fun to learn, and guides the beginner through some of the resources available from the Early Medieval world. The types of text surviving are discussed and a few guided exercises show how reading these is really no more difficult than studying Latin.
Author: Stephen Pollington Publisher: ISBN: Category : Civilization, Anglo-Saxon Languages : en Pages : 70
Book Description
This short book does not aim to provide a grammar of Old English. Rather it suggests why the language is so fun to learn, and guides the beginner through some of the resources available from the Early Medieval world. The types of text surviving are discussed and a few guided exercises show how reading these is really no more difficult than studying Latin.
Author: J. H. 1834-1918 Gilmore Publisher: Palala Press ISBN: 9781355941200 Category : Languages : en Pages : 148
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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author: J. H. Gilmore Publisher: Forgotten Books ISBN: 9781330589892 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 146
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Excerpt from The English Language and Its Early Literature 1. Why should we study the origin and history of the English language? It is matter of interest to every person of intelligence and feeling to know who his ancestors were, what they thought, and how they expressed their thoughts. Familiarity with their thoughts and their modes of expression must, to some extent, enrich the mind of the student, and fit him better to play his part in the drama of life. The ancient literatures - whether Greek, Latin, or English - preserve for us the winnowed grain of the human intellect, and no man can afford to ignore them. More than this, there is, as Henry Reed has well said, "a continuity in a nation's literary, as well as political, life; and no generation can cast off the accumulated influence of previous ages without grievous detriment to itself." No force once generated - whether physical or intellectual - is ever lost. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author: Elly van Gelderen Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing Company ISBN: 9027270430 Category : Language Arts & Disciplines Languages : en Pages : 359
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The English language in its complex shapes and forms changes fast. This thoroughly revised edition has been refreshed with current examples of change and has been updated regarding archeological research. Most suggestions brought up by users and reviewers have been incorporated, for instance, a family tree for Germanic has been added, Celtic influence is highlighted much more, there is more on the origin of Chancery English, and internal and external change are discussed in much greater detail. The philosophy of the revised book remains the same with an emphasis on the linguistic history and on using authentic texts. My audience remains undergraduates (and beginning graduates). The goals of the class and the book are to come to recognize English from various time periods, to be able to read each stage with a glossary, to get an understanding of typical language change, internal and external, and to understand something about language typology through the emphasis on the change from synthetic to analytic. This book has a companion website: http://dx.doi.org/10.1075/z.183.website
Author: George P Marsh Publisher: Legare Street Press ISBN: 9781022021471 Category : Languages : en Pages : 0
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George Perkins Marsh's influential treatise on the history of the English language and early literature remains a classic and essential book for literary scholars and language enthusiasts. Marsh provides a detailed analysis of the evolution of the English language and its rich literary traditions. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author: Stephen Pollington
Author: Stephen Pollington
Author: Joseph Henry Gilmore
Author: J. H. 1834-1918 Gilmore
Author: J. H. Gilmore
Author: Charles Barber
Author: Elly van Gelderen
Author: English language
Author: George P. Marsh
Author: George P Marsh
Author: George Perkins Marsh