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.
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