Making of Chaucer's English

Auteur: Cannon, Christopher (University of Cambridge)
Editeur: Cambridge University Press
This book examines the presumption that Chaucer invented literary English, and argues instead that his English is largely traditional. It provides a thorough history of every one of Chaucer's words and maps the origins and patterns of use that have made these words so compelling for 600 years.
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This book examines the presumption that Chaucer invented literary English, and argues instead that his English is largely traditional. It provides a thorough history of every one of Chaucer's words and maps the origins and patterns of use that have made these words so compelling for 600 years.
ISBN / EAN 9780521592741
Auteur Cannon, Christopher (University of Cambridge)
Editeur Cambridge University Press