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Author:

Burnley, J. D.

Title:

A guide to Chaucer's language / David Burnley.

Edition:

U.S. ed., 1st ed.

Publisher:

University of Oklahoma Press,

Copyright Date:

1983

Description:

xv, 264 pages, 1 unnumbered leaf of plates : illustrations ; 23 cm

Subject:

Chaucer, Geoffrey,---1400--Language.
Chaucer, Geoffrey,---1400--Literary style.
Chaucer, Geoffrey,--approximately 1340-1400--Langue.
Chaucer, Geoffrey,--approximately 1340-1400--Style.
Chaucer, Geoffrey,---1400
Chaucer, Geoffrey--1343-1400
Chaucer, Geoffrey.
English language--Middle English, 1100-1500--Grammar.
English language--Middle English, 1100-1500--Style.
Rhetoric, Medieval.
Anglais (Langue)--1100-1500 (Moyen anglais)--Grammaire.
Anglais (Langue)--1100-1500 (Moyen anglais)--Stylistique.
English language--Grammar.--Grammar.
English language--Style.--Style.
Language and languages.
Rhetoric, Medieval.
Literary style.
Sprache
1100 - 1500

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 248-251). Includes indexes.

Contents:

Part 1: The language of the text: Preliminary note: 1. Chaucer's grammar. -- 2. Time and tense. -- 3. Negation. -- 4. Textual coherence. -- Part 2: Variation, context, and style: Preliminary note: 5. Linguistic diversity. -- 6. Chaucer's vocabulary. -- 7. Register and propriety. -- 8. Levels of style. -- 9. The architecture of Chaucer's language.

ISBN:

9780806126654
0806126655
9780806118680
0806118687

OCLC:

(OCoLC)9645620

LCCN:

83010523

Locations:

ULAX314 -- Loras College Library (Dubuque)