English Historical Linguistics: An International Handbook, Volume 1.

Author / Editor
Bergs, Alexander, and Laurel J. Brinton, eds.

Title
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