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An Introduction to Old English by Richard Hogg (Smith Professor of English Language and Medieval Literature, Smith Professor of English Language and Medieval Literature, University of Manchester)

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.

About Richard Hogg (Smith Professor of English Language and Medieval Literature, Smith Professor of English Language and Medieval Literature, University of Manchester)

Richard Hogg is the Smith Professor of English Language and Medieval Literature at the University of Manchester.

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GOR009452407
9780195219487
0195219481
An Introduction to Old English by Richard Hogg (Smith Professor of English Language and Medieval Literature, Smith Professor of English Language and Medieval Literature, University of Manchester)
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Oxford University Press Inc
2006-05-18
176
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