An Introduction to Old English (repost)
Richard Hogg, "An Introduction to Old English"
English | ISBN: 0748613293 | edition 2002 | PDF | 160 pages | 2,3 mb
English | ISBN: 0748613293 | edition 2002 | PDF | 160 pages | 2,3 mb
This accessible overview covers all the basic linguistic elements of Old English, including nouns, adjectives, verbs, syntax, word order, and vocabulary. Offering a unique study of Old English in context, it combines a wide variety of short texts with an up-to-date assessment of the forms of language that remain as the foundation of English today.
Comparisons are drawn between Old and present-day English and also with other related languages such as Dutch, German, and French. Old English poetry and dialect variation are also discussed.