This book is a guide to the development of English syntax between the Old and Modern periods. Beginning with an overview of the main features of early English s

This book is a guide to the development of English syntax between the Old and Modern periods. Beginning with an overview of the main features of early English s

"Distinguished by a remarkable combination of erudition and lucidity, Aspects of Old English Poetic Syntax provides new insight into the rules that govern synta

An accessible, up-to-date account of the major changes in English syntax since its beginnings up to the present day.

A comprehensive account of Early Modern English considers writing and orthography, phonetics and phonology, syntax and the lexicon, and includes a valuable anth