English Historical Linguistics: An International Handbook, Volume 1.
- Author / Editor
- Bergs, Alexander, and Laurel J. Brinton, eds.
English Historical Linguistics: An International Handbook, Volume 1.
- Published
- Berlin and Boston: De Gruyter Mouton, 2012.
- Physical Description
- xxi, 1,173 pp.
- Series
- Handbucher zur Sprachund Kommunikations-wissenschaft, no. 34.1.
- Description
- An encyclopedic handbook with contributions by various authors, with topics ranging from historical periods to modern media studies. Includes an introductory essay by Jeremy J. Smith entitled "Middle English" (pp. 32-47) and a section on various subtopics in Middle English linguistics, including "Middle English: Literary Language" by Leslie K. Arnovick (pp. 551-76) and "Middle English: The Language of Chaucer" by Simon Horobin (pp. 576-87), the latter concerned with standardization, spelling and dialect, grammar, and vocabulary, describing the state of modern studies and the work that needs to be done. The index to the volume cites numerous other references to Chaucer.
- Contributor
- Arnovick, Leslie K.
Horobin, Simon.
Smith, Jeremy J.
- Alternative Title
- Middle English.
Middle English: Literary Language.
Middle English: The Language of Chaucer.
- Chaucer Subjects
- Bibliographies, Reports, and Reference
Language and Word Studies