An introduction to Old English
By: Richard Hogg
Series: Edinburgh textbooks on the English language; Edinburgh textbooks on the English language
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Edinburgh
Language: eng
Number of pages: 163
ISBN-13: 9780585441894
Subjects: English language; Grammar; Anglais (Langue); Grammaire; FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY; Old & Middle English; LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES; General; Old English
Description: This is an accessible overview of the principal linguistic features of Old English. It is designed for students who have not studied the earliest stages of the language and should provide a basis for more comprehensive study of the history of English to the present day.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 158-160) and index.
Table of contents: title: 1.Origins and source; title: 2. The basic elements; title: 3. More nouns and adjectives; title: 4. Verb forms; title: 5. Strong verbs; title: 6. Noun phrases and verb phrases; title: 7. Clauses; title: 8. Vocabulary; title: 9. Variety; title: 10. The future; title: Old English; title: present-day English glossary.