The Syntax of the Infinitive in Chaucer (Classic Reprint)

The Syntax of the Infinitive in Chaucer (Classic Reprint) PDF

Author: John Samuel Kenyon

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2016-10-11

Total Pages: 190

ISBN-13: 9781333916732

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Excerpt from The Syntax of the Infinitive in Chaucer I am glad to acknowledge my indebtedness to Mr. William Coolidge Lane, Librarian of Harvard Univer sity, for special privileges in the use of the library; to Mr. Thomas J. Kiernan, Superintendent of Circulation, for assistance in the use of the library and for the loan of books; to Mr. George B. Woods for much assistance in the investigation of particular points; to Professor E. S. Sheldon for valuable suggestions; and especially to Professor G. L. Kittredge, who first led me to see the importance of this investigation, and has given me much encouragement and valuable advice, together with great assistance in the reading of the proofs, and to Professor F. N. Robinson, under whose immediate direction this work was begun, and whose large contributions of time and indispensable criticism, in the course of the investigation and in proof-reading, place me under the greatest Obligations to him. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Syntax and Style in Chaucer's Poetry

Syntax and Style in Chaucer's Poetry PDF

Author: Gregory H. Roscow

Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd

Published: 1981

Total Pages: 174

ISBN-13: 0859910806

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The purpose of this book is to give an outline of structural features of Chaucer's poetic syntax that are relevant to the study of style, and to define some general tendencies in his construction of sentences. What emerges is a fondness on Chaucer's part for discontinuity in the order of words and phrases and for certain forms of expression which have a wider application t: han their modern counterparts. In order that Chaucer's usage may be seen in its historical context, comparative material is drawn from the writings of his contemporaries - Langland, Gower, and the Gawain-poet - and from the body of early English rhyming romances now taken to represent an influent: ial native poetic tradition. I In an introductory chapter Dr Roscow questions the familiar description of Chaucer's syntax as colloquial, and argues for attention to a wider range of literary functions in studying the relationship between syntax and style in nedieval poetry

An Historical Syntax of the English Language

An Historical Syntax of the English Language PDF

Author: Museo Di Roma

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2023-05-08

Total Pages: 729

ISBN-13: 900453136X

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Frederik Theodor Visser's An Historical Syntax of the English Language, published in four massive volumes between 1963 and 1973, is certainly one of the cornerstones of research in English linguistics. Visser's achievements can hardly be overestimated. Before the advent of modern corpus linguistics, he compiled a remarkable wealth of detailed philological data from all periods of English and combined this with current grammatical analyses of his time. This has made this publications an indispensable resource for anyone investigating the history of English syntax. This reproduction of Visser's volumes is more than welcome, and timely, as the volumes have been out of print for quite some time and were sometimes a little bit difficult to navigate. Having a searchable and easy-to-use online version, although maybe not perfect, available now means a revival for scholarship that celebrates its fiftieth birthday without losing any of its relevance.

Outside-In — Inside-Out

Outside-In — Inside-Out PDF

Author: Costantino Maeder

Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing

Published: 2005-02-28

Total Pages: 439

ISBN-13: 9027294658

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This fourth volume of the Iconicity series is like its predecessors devoted to the study of iconicity in language and literature in all its forms. Many of the papers turn the notion of iconicity ‘inside-out’, some suggesting that ‘less-is-more’; others focus on the cognitive factors ‘inside’ the brain that are important for the iconic phenomena that are produced in the ‘outside’ world. In addition this volume includes a paper related to iconicity in music and its interaction with language. Other papers range from the theoretical issues involved in the evolution of language, to those that offer many ‘inside-out’ claims, such as claiming that nouns are derived from pronouns, and as such should more properly be called ‘pro-pronouns’. Also, this volume includes perhaps the first English-language analysis of the iconic aspects of sound symbolism in a prayer from the Koran. This is a truly interdisciplinary collection that should turn some of the notions of iconicity in language and literature ‘outside-in’ and ‘inside-out’.

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