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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.

An Introduction to Old English

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    Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
    Publication Date: 5/18/2006 12:00:00 AM
    ISBN13: 9780195219487, 978-0195219487
    ISBN10: 0195219481
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    Grammar, syntax and morphology Linguistics ELT & Literary Studies Literary studies: ancient, classical

    Description

    Book Synopsis
    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.

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