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| Titre : | Beginning Old English |
| Auteurs : | Carole Hough |
| Type de document : | document électronique |
| Editeur : | [S.l.] : Palgrave Macmillan, 2013 |
| ISBN/ISSN/EAN : | 978-0-230-30140-5 |
| Résumé : |
This simple introduction to Old English focuses on how the language works, using accessible illustrations from surviving texts and showing how features of present-day English have their roots in this stage of the language. As well as being updated, the new edition has been expanded to include a chapter on Old English prose and two additional texts. ### Review 'Practical, engaging and full of fresh and exciting strategies for getting students started with reading Old English.' - Chris Jones, University of St Andrews, UK 'Ideal both for undergraduates with minimal linguistic training, and for general readers interested in historical aspects of English. The gentle narrative walks the reader through the forest of grammar and unknots difficult phrasing.' - Haruko Momma, New York University, USA ### About the Author CAROLE HOUGH is Reader in English Language at the University of Glasgow, UK. She is the author of many articles on Old English and related subjects, and has co-edited *New Perspectives on English Historical Linguistics: Vol 2: Lexis and Transmission*. She is also editor of the journal *Nomina*. JOHN CORBETT is Full Professor of English Studies at the University of Macau. He is the author of *Language and Scottish Literature* and *An Intercultural Approach to English Language Teaching*. He has co-edited *The Edinburgh Companion to Scots* and *Serving Twa Maisters: Five Classic Plays in Scots Translation*. |
