Sērija : Early English Text Society Original Series
(Izdošanas datums: 14-Oct-2025, Hardback, Izdevniecība: Oxford University Press, ISBN-13: 9780198934073)
This third volume completes the text of this hagiographic collection by the fifteenth-century writer Osbern Bokenham. Bokenhams version of the Legenda aurea was influenced by major writers such as Chaucer and Lydgate, and is also important...Lasīt vairāk
Sērija : Edinburgh Textbooks on the English Language - Advanced
(Izdošanas datums: 31-Mar-2025, Hardback, Izdevniecība: Edinburgh University Press, ISBN-13: 9781399500227)
A lively introduction to English spelling. Popularly viewed as eccentric and illogical, dismissed by linguists as fixed and therefore uninteresting, English spelling is the Cinderella of modern linguistics. But it is a complex and fascinat...Lasīt vairāk
Popularly viewed as eccentric and illogical, dismissed by linguists as fixed and therefore uninteresting, English spelling is the Cinderella of modern linguistics. But it is a complex and fascinating subject. With a rich history of variation, Engl...Lasīt vairāk
A detailed portrait of C.S. Lewis and the influence Oxford had on his fantastical fiction, including newly discovered letters and an unpublished poem. The fantastical fictional land of Narnia, famously reached via a magical wardrobe,...Lasīt vairāk
Sērija : Early English Text Society Original Series
(Izdošanas datums: 10-Oct-2022, Hardback, Izdevniecība: Oxford University Press, ISBN-13: 9780192871893)
This is the second edition of a major work by the translator and hagiographer Osbern Bokenham comprising a complete translation of a collection of Latin saints lives into Middle English....Lasīt vairāk
Sērija : Early English Text Society Original Series
(Izdošanas datums: 27-Aug-2020, Hardback, Izdevniecība: Oxford University Press, ISBN-13: 9780198867975)
This is the first edition of a major work by the translator and hagiographer Osbern Bokenham. Unknown before the discovery of the unique manuscript in 2005, Bokenhams work comprises a complete translation of Legenda Aurea, a collection of s...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 14-Nov-2019, Hardback, Izdevniecība: Oxford University Press, ISBN-13: 9780198832270)
Where do our everyday words come from? The bagel you eat for breakfast, the bumf you have to wade through at the office, and the bus that takes you home again: we use these words without thinking about their origins or how...Lasīt vairāk
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In this Very Short Introduction Simon Horobin investigates how we have arrived at the English language we know today, and celebrates the way new speakers and new uses mean that it continues to adapt. The English language is spoken by more tha...Lasīt vairāk
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In this Very Short Introduction Simon Horobin investigates how we have arrived at the English language we know today, and celebrates the way new speakers and new uses mean that it continues to adapt. The English language is spoken by more tha...Lasīt vairāk
The English language is spoken by more than a billion people throughout the world. But where did English come from? And how has it evolved into the language used today?In this Very Short Introduction Simon Horobin investigates how we...Lasīt vairāk
This volume brings together essays by leading authorities on the production, reception, and editing of medieval English manuscripts in honour of Ralph Hanna, on the occasion of his retirement as Professor of Palaeography at the University of Oxford....Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 28-Jan-2016, Hardback, Izdevniecība: Oxford University Press, ISBN-13: 9780198754275)
The English Language is spoken by more than a billion people throughout the world. But where did English come from? And how has it evolved into the language used today?In How English Became English Simon Horobin investigates the evol...Lasīt vairāk
This title narrates the history of English spelling from the Anglo-Saxons to the present-day. It also examines the changing attitudes to spelling, including numerous proposals for spelling reform, ranging from the introduction of new alphabets to mor...Lasīt vairāk
Simon Horobin, Mary Morse, Linne R Mooney, Ad Putter, Carrie Griffin, Eric Gerald Stanley, Gareth Griffith, James J Murphy, John C Hirsch, Linne R Mooney...
Sērija : Manuscript Culture in the British Isles
(Izdošanas datums: 17-Jul-2014, Hardback, Izdevniecība: York Medieval Press, ISBN-13: 9781903153536)
Fresh contributions to the study of medieval manuscripts, texts, and their creators. This exciting collection of essays is centred on late medieval English manuscripts and their texts. It offers new insights into the works of canonical litera...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 28-Mar-2013, Hardback, Izdevniecība: Oxford University Press, ISBN-13: 9780199665280)
This title narrates the history of English spelling from the Anglo-Saxons to the present-day. It also examines the changing attitudes to spelling, including numerous proposals for spelling reform, ranging from the introduction of new alphabets to mor...Lasīt vairāk
Assuming no previous linguistic knowledge, this book introduces students to Chaucers language and the importance of reading Chaucer in the original, rather than modern translation. The book leads students gently through basic linguistic concepts wi...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 31-Aug-2012, Hardback, Izdevniecība: Red Globe Press, ISBN-13: 9780230293786)
The English language has changed dramatically over the past 500 years, making it increasingly difficult for students to read Chaucers works. Assuming no previous linguistic knowledge or familiarity with Middle English, Simon Horobin introduces stude...Lasīt vairāk
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This accessible book introduces students to the latest linguistic approaches and methodologies for studying the history of English. Horobin shows the importance of thinking about why, as well as how, language changes over time and includes practical...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 07-Dec-2009, Hardback, Izdevniecība: Red Globe Press, ISBN-13: 9780230551374)
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This accessible book introduces students to the latest linguistic approaches and methodologies for studying the history of English. Horobin shows the importance of thinking about why, as well as how, language changes over time and includes...Lasīt vairāk
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Assuming no previous linguistic knowledge, this book introduces students to Chaucers language and the importance of reading Chaucer in the original, rather than modern translation. The book leads students gently through basic linguistic co...Lasīt vairāk
