TY - BOOK AU - Arnovick,Leslie K. AU - Bergs,Alexander AU - Brinton,Laurel AU - Brinton,Laurel J. AU - Horobin,Simon AU - Ritt,Nikolaus AU - Schaefer,Ursula AU - Schendl,Herbert AU - Skaffari,Janne AU - Smith,Jeremy J. AU - Sylvester,Louise AU - Traugott,Elizabeth Closs AU - Trotter,David M. AU - Wełna,Jerzy AU - Williamson,Keith TI - The History of English T2 - Mouton Reader SN - 9783110522761 AV - PE525 .M53 2017 U1 - 427/.02 23 PY - 2017///] CY - Berlin, Boston PB - De Gruyter Mouton KW - English language KW - Middle English, 1100-1500 KW - Grammar KW - History KW - LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General KW - bisacsh KW - Early Modern English KW - English historical linguistics KW - Middle English KW - Old English N1 - Frontmatter --; Table of Contents --; Abbreviations --; Chapter 1: Introduction --; Chapter 2: Middle English: Overview --; Chapter 3: Phonology --; Chapter 4: Morphology --; Chapter 5: Syntax --; Chapter 6: Semantics and Lexicon --; Chapter 7: Pragmatics and Discourse --; Chapter 8: Dialects --; Chapter 9: Language Contact: Multilingualism --; Chapter 10: Language Contact: French --; Chapter 11: Standardization --; Chapter 12: Middle English Creolization --; Chapter 13: Sociolinguistics --; Chapter 14: Literary Language --; Chapter 15: The Language of Chaucer --; Index; restricted access; Issued also in print N2 - The volume provides a wide-ranging account of Middle English, organized by linguistic level. Not only are the traditional areas of linguistic study explored in state-of-the-art chapters, but the volume also covers less traditional areas of study, including creolization, sociolinguistics, literary language (including the language of Chaucer), pragmatics and discourse, dialectology, standardization, language contact, and multilingualism; This volume provides a wide-ranging account of Middle English, organized by linguistic level. Not only are the traditional areas of linguistic study explored in state-of-the-art chapters on Middle English phonology morphology, syntax, and semantics written by experts in the field, but the volume also covers less traditional areas of study, including Middle English creolization, sociolinguistics, literary language (including the language of Chaucer), pragmatics and discourse, dialectology, standardization, language contact, and multilingualism UR - https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110525328 UR - https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9783110525328 UR - https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9783110525328/original ER -