Beginning Old English

by John Corbett and Carole Hough

Book Overview

This basic introduction to Old English is an essential guide for students with little or no linguistic knowledge. Unlike other textbooks on the subject, Beginning Old English focuses on the explanation and demonstration of how the language works, using accessible illustrations from simplified Old English texts and showing how many features of present-day English have their roots in this stage of the language. Beginning Old English - builds up reading...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0230301401
• ISBN13: 9780230301405
• Release Date: May 2013
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Length: 308 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.4" x 8.4"