Early modern English / Charles Barber.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Barber, Charles Laurence, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (289 pages)

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Now available in a completely revised edition, this book describes the English language between the years 1500 and 1700 - the different varieties of the language, the attitudes of its speakers towards it, its pronunciation, vocabulary and grammar. It will be useful to serious students of the history of English and takes full account of those readers who are mainly interested in the literature of the period by providing plenty of references to literary works and authors.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Preface

Phonetic Symbols

List of Figures

Abbreviations

1. Varieties of Early Modem English

2. Attitudes to English

3. Phonology

4. Grammar: (1) Morphology

5. Grammar: (2) Syntax

6. The Expanding Vocabulary

7. Changes of Meaning

Appendix: Further Passages for Study

Select Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-7486-8754-8

0-585-06067-3