The History of English. / Volume 2, : Old English / / Laurel Brinton, Alexander Bergs.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DG Plus eBook-Package 2017
• HerausgeberIn: Bergs, Alexander,; Brinton, Laurel,
• Place / Publishing House: Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter Mouton, , [2017]; ©2017
• Year of Publication: 2017
• Language: English
• Series: Mouton Reader ; Volume 2
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (IX, 272 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Table of Contents --; Abbreviations --; Chapter 1: Introduction --; Chapter 2: Pre-Old English --; Chapter 3: Old English: Overview --; Chapter 4: Phonology --; Chapter 5: Morphology --; Chapter 6: Syntax --; Chapter 7: Semantics and Lexicon --; Chapter 8: Pragmatics and Discourse --; Chapter 9: Dialects --; Chapter 10: Language Contact: Latin --; Chapter 11: English Contact: Norse --; Chapter 12: Standardization --; Chapter 13: Literary Language --; Chapter 14: Early Textual Resources --; Index
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9783110525304; 9783110719543; 9783110540550; 9783110625264; 9783110547887
• DOI: 10.1515/9783110525304
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Laurel Brinton, Alexander Bergs.

The volume provides an in-depth account of Old English, organized by linguistic level. Individual chapters investigate the state-of-the art in the linguistics of Old English and explore key areas of debate such as dialectology, language contact, standardization, and literary language. The volume sets the scene with a chapter on pre-Old English and ends with a chapter discussing textual resources available for the study of earlier English. This volume provides an in-depth account of Old English, organized by linguistic level. Individual chapters, written by recognized experts in the field, review the state of the art in phonological, morphological, syntactic, and semantic studies of Old English. Key areas of debate, including dialectology, language contact, standardization, and literary language, are also explored. The volume sets the scene with a chapter on pre-Old English and ends with a chapter discussing textual resources available for the study of earlier English.