Книга An Introduction to Old English An Introduction to Old English Книги Иностранные языки Автор: Richard Hogg Год издания: 2003 Формат: pdf Издат.:Oxford University Press Страниц: 176 Размер: 1,9 ISBN: 0195219481 Язык: Английский0 (голосов: 0) Оценка:This accessible overview covers all the basic linguistic elements of Old English, including nouns, adjectives, verbs, syntax, word order, and vocabulary. Offering a unique study of Old English in context, it combines a wide variety of short texts with an up-to-date assessment of the forms of language that remain as the foundation of English today. Comparisons are drawn between Old and present-day English and also with other related languages such as Dutch, German, and French. Old English poetry and dialect variation are also discussed.