Analyzing Syntax through Texts: Old, Middle, and Early Modern English

Elly van Gelderen

Published by Edinburgh University Press 2017

Analyzing Syntax through Texts

Old, Middle, and Early Modern English

Elly van Gelderen

In the series Edinburgh Historical Linguistics

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781474420396

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About this book

Illustrates the syntax and morphology of English with manuscript images and word-by-word transcriptions

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 in to 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 manuscripts, this book equips you with the tools to analyse 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

Student edition features numerous colour images
Examines texts from a variety of genres including poetry, prose, romance and sermon
Features word by word transcriptions and translations
Includes a glossary, exercises and suggestions for further reading
Appendices contain a summary of all grammatical information, background on texts and keys to the exercises

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
List of Figures and Tables Publicly Available Download PDF	viii
Series Editors’ Preface Publicly Available Download PDF	xi
Preface Publicly Available Download PDF	xii
Acknowledgments Publicly Available Download PDF	xv
List of Abbreviations Publicly Available Download PDF	xviii
1. Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
2. The Syntax of Old, Middle, and Early Modern English Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	14
3. Old English before 1100 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	45
4. Early Middle English 1100–1300 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	96
5. Late Middle and Early Modern English 1300–1600 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	141
Appendix I Summary of All Grammatical Information Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	175
Appendix II Background on the Old English Texts That Are Discussed, Alphabetically Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	180
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Language: English
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Audience: College/higher education;
Pages
- Main content: 224
Illustrations
- Other: 81 colour illustrations
Keywords: Language & Linguistics

eBook

Published: December 18, 2017
ISBN: 9781474420396