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Analyzing Syntax Through Texts
Old, Middle, and Early Modern English
Taschenbuch von Elly Van Gelderen
Sprache: Englisch

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To describe a language, it is necessary to get as close to the sources as possible - this textbook takes manuscript images, explains the various scripts used, and provides a word-by-word account of the Old, Middle, and Early Modern English texts. It invites you to explore early English syntax by looking at the linguistic characteristics of well-known texts throughout the early history of English, and encourages you to evaluate how that piece of the language fits into the broader picture of how English is developing. You will be introduced to the real writing of the period as you look at the original manuscript version of selected excerpts. For each text, issues such as the word order, the presence of auxiliaries, articles, and pronouns, the types of pronouns, and the nature of complex sentences are explored. With an emphasis on the original manuscript, this book equips you with the tools to analyze linguistic characteristics of a variety of texts and periods in the early history of English. It is designed for those who have already been introduced to the history of English and who are now going on to look more closely at the syntax and morphology using actual manuscripts. Key Features - Word-by-word transcriptions and translations - A glossary, exercises, and suggestions for further reading - Appendices containing a summary of all grammatical information and the background on texts - Excerpts from Orosius, the Lindisfarne Glosses, Seinte Katerine, Cleanness, and more Elly van Gelderen is Regents' Professor of English at Arizona State University. Cover image: Richard Rolle's Psalter (HM 148, f. 23. Reproduced with permission from the Huntington Library) Cover design: [EUP logo] [...] ISBN 978-1-4744-2037-2 [PPC] ISBN 978-1-4744-2038-9 [cover] Barcode
To describe a language, it is necessary to get as close to the sources as possible - this textbook takes manuscript images, explains the various scripts used, and provides a word-by-word account of the Old, Middle, and Early Modern English texts. It invites you to explore early English syntax by looking at the linguistic characteristics of well-known texts throughout the early history of English, and encourages you to evaluate how that piece of the language fits into the broader picture of how English is developing. You will be introduced to the real writing of the period as you look at the original manuscript version of selected excerpts. For each text, issues such as the word order, the presence of auxiliaries, articles, and pronouns, the types of pronouns, and the nature of complex sentences are explored. With an emphasis on the original manuscript, this book equips you with the tools to analyze linguistic characteristics of a variety of texts and periods in the early history of English. It is designed for those who have already been introduced to the history of English and who are now going on to look more closely at the syntax and morphology using actual manuscripts. Key Features - Word-by-word transcriptions and translations - A glossary, exercises, and suggestions for further reading - Appendices containing a summary of all grammatical information and the background on texts - Excerpts from Orosius, the Lindisfarne Glosses, Seinte Katerine, Cleanness, and more Elly van Gelderen is Regents' Professor of English at Arizona State University. Cover image: Richard Rolle's Psalter (HM 148, f. 23. Reproduced with permission from the Huntington Library) Cover design: [EUP logo] [...] ISBN 978-1-4744-2037-2 [PPC] ISBN 978-1-4744-2038-9 [cover] Barcode
Über den Autor

Elly van Gelderen is Regents' Professor of English at Arizona State University.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Abbreviations

Chapter 1 Introduction

1 The history of English in a nutshell

2 Functions and case

3 Verbal inflection and clause structure

4 Language change

5 Sources and resources

6 Conclusion

Chapter 2 The Syntax of Old, Middle, and Early Modern English

1 Major Changes in the Syntax of English

2 Word Order

3 Inflections

4 Demonstratives, pronouns, and articles

5 Clause boundaries

6 Dialects in English

7 Conclusion

Chapter 3 Old English Before 1100

1 The script

2 Historical prose narrative: Orosius

3 Sermon: Wulfstan on the Antichrist

4 Biblical gloss and translation: Lindisfarne, Rushworth, and Corpus Versions

5 Poetic monologue: the Wife's Lament and the Wanderer

6 Conclusion

Chapter 4 Early Middle English 1100-1300

1 Historical prose narrative: Peterborough Chronicle

2 Prose Legend: Seinte Katerine

3 Debate poetry: The Owl and the Nightingale

4 Historical didactic poetry: Physiologus (Bestiary)

5 Prose: Richard Rolle's Psalter Preface

6 Conclusion

Chapter 5 Late Middle English and Early Modern 1300-1600

1 Didactic poem: Cleanness

2 Instructional scientific prose: Chaucer's Astrolabe

3 Religious: Margery of Kempe

4 Romance: Caxton

5 Chronicle and letters: Henry Machyn and Queen Elizabeth

6 Conclusion

Chapter 6 Conclusion

Appendix I Summary of all grammatical information

Appendix II Background on texts

Appendix III Keys to the exercises

Bibliography

Glossary

Index

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2017
Genre: Allg. & vergl. Sprachwissenschaft, Importe
Rubrik: Sprachwissenschaft
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9781474420389
ISBN-10: 1474420389
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Gelderen, Elly Van
Hersteller: Edinburgh University Press
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: preigu, Ansas Meyer, Lengericher Landstr. 19, D-49078 Osnabrück, mail@preigu.de
Maße: 233 x 154 x 14 mm
Von/Mit: Elly Van Gelderen
Erscheinungsdatum: 31.12.2017
Gewicht: 0,354 kg
Artikel-ID: 109538298
Über den Autor

Elly van Gelderen is Regents' Professor of English at Arizona State University.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Abbreviations

Chapter 1 Introduction

1 The history of English in a nutshell

2 Functions and case

3 Verbal inflection and clause structure

4 Language change

5 Sources and resources

6 Conclusion

Chapter 2 The Syntax of Old, Middle, and Early Modern English

1 Major Changes in the Syntax of English

2 Word Order

3 Inflections

4 Demonstratives, pronouns, and articles

5 Clause boundaries

6 Dialects in English

7 Conclusion

Chapter 3 Old English Before 1100

1 The script

2 Historical prose narrative: Orosius

3 Sermon: Wulfstan on the Antichrist

4 Biblical gloss and translation: Lindisfarne, Rushworth, and Corpus Versions

5 Poetic monologue: the Wife's Lament and the Wanderer

6 Conclusion

Chapter 4 Early Middle English 1100-1300

1 Historical prose narrative: Peterborough Chronicle

2 Prose Legend: Seinte Katerine

3 Debate poetry: The Owl and the Nightingale

4 Historical didactic poetry: Physiologus (Bestiary)

5 Prose: Richard Rolle's Psalter Preface

6 Conclusion

Chapter 5 Late Middle English and Early Modern 1300-1600

1 Didactic poem: Cleanness

2 Instructional scientific prose: Chaucer's Astrolabe

3 Religious: Margery of Kempe

4 Romance: Caxton

5 Chronicle and letters: Henry Machyn and Queen Elizabeth

6 Conclusion

Chapter 6 Conclusion

Appendix I Summary of all grammatical information

Appendix II Background on texts

Appendix III Keys to the exercises

Bibliography

Glossary

Index

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2017
Genre: Allg. & vergl. Sprachwissenschaft, Importe
Rubrik: Sprachwissenschaft
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9781474420389
ISBN-10: 1474420389
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Gelderen, Elly Van
Hersteller: Edinburgh University Press
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: preigu, Ansas Meyer, Lengericher Landstr. 19, D-49078 Osnabrück, mail@preigu.de
Maße: 233 x 154 x 14 mm
Von/Mit: Elly Van Gelderen
Erscheinungsdatum: 31.12.2017
Gewicht: 0,354 kg
Artikel-ID: 109538298
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