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The Making of Chaucer's English: A Study of Words » (New Edition)
Authors: Christopher Cannon, Cannon Christopher, Alastair Minnis
ISBN-13: 9780521022675, ISBN-10: 0521022673
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Date Published: November 2005
Edition: New Edition
Author Biography: Christopher Cannon
Book Synopsis
A substantial reappraisal of the place of Chaucer's English in the history of English language and literature.
Table of Contents
| Acknowledgments | ||
| Abbreviations | ||
| Note on texts and lexical references | ||
| Introduction | 1 | |
| Pt. 1 | The Study of Words | 7 |
| 1 | The making of English and the English of Chaucer | 9 |
| 2 | Traditional English | 48 |
| 3 | The development of Chaucer's English | 91 |
| 4 | Invented English | 136 |
| 5 | The myth of origin and the making of Chaucer's English | 179 |
| Pt. 2 | Words Studied | 221 |
| Chaucer's writings | 223 | |
| Chaucer's words | 226 | |
| References | 417 | |
| Index | 429 |
Subjects
Fiction Books & Literature
Literary Criticism Ancient & Medieval Literature
Fiction Books & Literature Literary Criticism English Literature
Fiction Books & Literature Literary Criticism European Literature
Fiction Books & Literature Literary Criticism Poetry - Literary Criticism
Nonfiction Philosophy Linguistics & Semiotics
Philosophy Linguistics & Semiotics Rhetoric
Reference English-language Reference English Language Reference - General & Miscellaneous
Reference English-language Reference Vocabulary
Nonfiction Reference English-language Reference
Literary Criticism Ancient & Medieval LiteratureFiction Books & Literature
Literary Criticism English LiteratureFiction Books & Literature
Literary Criticism European LiteratureFiction Books & Literature
Literary Criticism Poetry - Literary CriticismNonfiction
Philosophy Linguistics & SemioticsPhilosophy
Linguistics & Semiotics RhetoricReference
English-language Reference English Language Reference - General & MiscellaneousReference
English-language Reference VocabularyNonfiction
Reference English-language Reference
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