An Introduction to Early Modern English
, by Nevalainen, TerrtuNote: Supplemental materials are not guaranteed with Rental or Used book purchases.
- ISBN: 9780748615247 | 0748615245
- Cover: Paperback
- Copyright: 11/1/2016
This Book Helps students place Early Modern English (spoken from 1500 to 1700) in its historical context. It shows that Early Modern English is a language with a common core, yet also one that varies across time. Terttu Nevalainen focuses on the structure of what contemporaries called the General Dialect--spelling, vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation--and on its dialectal origins. She also discusses the language situation and linguistic anxieties in England during this period, when Latin exerted a strong influence on the rising standard of language.