A Bibliography of Writings on the English Language from the Beginning of Printing to the End of 1922 PDF Download

Author: Arthur Garfield Kennedy
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Category : English philology
Languages : en
Pages : 544

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Author: Paul Studer
Publisher: Library of Alexandria
ISBN: 1465584080
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36

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This lecture is long overdue and I apologize for the delay. When I had the honour to be elected to the Professorship of Romance Languages in the University of Oxford, it was my intention to deal with the Study of Anglo-Norman in an Inaugural Lecture, but owing first to the War, and then to ill health, I have been hindered until now from carrying out my intention. I must further apologize for the choice of my subject. Modern thoughts and modern studies are the fashion of the day, and it requires a little courage, even in this ancient seat of learning, to urge the claims of mediaeval lore. I hope, however, that my motive will not be wrongly interpreted, for I need hardly say how sincerely I welcome the establishment of a Chair of French Literature in this University. Thanks to the benefactions of Sir Basil Zaharoff and Mr. Heath Harrison, our students will have exceptional facilities for acquainting themselves with the intellectual and social movements of Modern France, and I trust that increasing numbers of them will avail themselves of these advantages. But I would plead that the Middle Ages should be better known, especially that period of the Middle Ages in which France and England shared a common language and a common literature, and took part in the same social and religious activity. The study of Anglo-Norman, revealing, as it must, the points of contact as well as the differences between the two nations, will lead to surer knowledge and greater mutual appreciation. Above all it will throw much light on English history, social and constitutional, on Middle-English, one might even say pre-Shakespearian literature, and particularly on the growth and evolution of the English language.

Author: Suzanne Fleischman
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 9780520095687
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 502

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Author: Frederik Theodor Visser
Publisher: Brill Archive
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 740

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Category : Education, Higher
Languages : en
Pages : 364

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Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 304

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Author: John Henry Wigmore
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Category : Learning and scholarship
Languages : en
Pages : 626

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Author: University of St. Andrews. Library
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Languages : en
Pages : 608

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Author: Museo Di Roma
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 900453136X
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 729

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Frederik Theodor Visser's An Historical Syntax of the English Language, published in four massive volumes between 1963 and 1973, is certainly one of the cornerstones of research in English linguistics. Visser's achievements can hardly be overestimated. Before the advent of modern corpus linguistics, he compiled a remarkable wealth of detailed philological data from all periods of English and combined this with current grammatical analyses of his time. This has made this publications an indispensable resource for anyone investigating the history of English syntax. This reproduction of Visser's volumes is more than welcome, and timely, as the volumes have been out of print for quite some time and were sometimes a little bit difficult to navigate. Having a searchable and easy-to-use online version, although maybe not perfect, available now means a revival for scholarship that celebrates its fiftieth birthday without losing any of its relevance.

Author: Ruben Nöjd
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Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 190

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