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Книга An Introduction to Middle English An Introduction to Middle English Книги Иностранные языки Автор: Simon Horobin , Jeremy Smith Год издания: 2003 Формат: pdf Издат.:Oxford University Press, USA Страниц: 192 Размер: 2,3 ISBN: 0195219503 Язык: Английский0 (голосов: 0) Оценка:This authoritative survey offers a concise description of Middle English, the language of Chaucer, during the period from 1100 to 1500. Middle English is discussed in relation to both earlier and later stages in the history of English and in regard to other languages with which it came into contact. The book covers the principal features of Middle English spelling, pronunciation, grammar, and vocabulary and also introduces Middle English textual studies.
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An Introduction to Middle English
Simon Horobin and Jeremy Smith
Edinburgh University Press
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Edinburgh Textbooks on the English Language General Editor Heinz Giegerich, Professor of English Linguistics (University of Edinburgh) Editorial Board Laurie Bauer (University of Wellington) Derek Britton (University of Edinburgh) Olga Fischer (University of Amsterdam) Norman Macleod (University of Edinburgh) Donka Minkova (UCLA) Katie Wales (University of Leeds) Anthony Warner (University of York) An Introduction to English Syntax Jim Miller An Introduction to English Phonology April McMahon An Introduction to English Morphology Andrew Carstairs-McCarthy An Introduction to International Varieties of English Laurie Bauer An Introduction to Old English Richard Hogg
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