Download or read book Old French written by E. Einhorn and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1974 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A concise but unusually comprehensive handbook for the students of Old French. Based on Dr Einhorn's very successful introductory lecture course for undergraduates, this book describes the phonology, morphology and syntax of standard Old French, paying attention also to the main dialect forms. There are numerous examples in the text; the book also gives representative passages of some length, and a glossary. Students taking university courses and scholars teaching themselves should find in this book an ideal combination of features in a handy format.
Download or read book Research on Old French The State of the Art written by Deborah L Arteaga and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-11-02 with total page 387 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The present volume presents scholarly study into Old French as it is practiced today, in all of its forms, within a variety of theoretical frameworks, from Optimality Theory to Minimalism to Discourse Analysis. Many of the chapters are corpus-based, reflecting a new trend in the field, as more electronic corpora become available. The chapters contribute to our understanding of both the synchronic state and diachronic evolution, not only of Old French, but of language in general. Its breadth is extensive in that contributors pursue research on a wide variety of topics in Old French focusing on the various subsystems of language. All examples are carefully glossed and the relevant characteristics of Old French are clearly explained, which makes it uniquely accessible to non-specialists and linguists at all levels of training.
Download or read book The Old French Fabliaux written by Kristin L. Burr and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2007-11-20 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of 14 critical essays examines short comedic tales from the 13th and 14th centuries, commonly known as the medieval French fabliaux. Each essay focuses on a different aspect of common fabliaux humor, as illustrated by a scholarly analysis of one or several original texts. Topics covered include the frequent use of bacon as humorous symbolism (in Barat et Haimet, Aloul, and Le Sacristain II), the use of comedic rhyme (in Le Prestre comporte and Le Prestre et le chevalier), and the common "virgin miracle" tale (in La Nonete). Throughout the work, contributors attempt to provide a serious analysis of the fabliaux without losing sight of the tales' original comedic content and appeal.
Download or read book The Syntax of the Old French Subjunctive written by Frede Jensen and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2017-12-04 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Old French Fairy Tales written by Sophie Segur and published by Applewood Books. This book was released on 2010-05 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This 1920 collection includes five timeless French fairy tales written by Comtesse De Segur and illustrated by the 19 year old Virginia Sterrett.
Download or read book The Old French Narrative Lay written by Glyn Sheridan Burgess and published by DS Brewer. This book was released on 1995 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bibliographical guide to the Old French narrative lay, listing editions, translations, critical studies and reviews. This volume presents an analytical bibliography of twenty narrative lays written in French in the late twelfth or early thirteenth centuries - Aristote, Conseil, Cor, Desiré, Doon, Espervier, Espine, Graelent, Guingamor, Haveloc, Ignaure, Lecheor, Mantel, Melion, Nabaret, Oiselet, Ombre, Trot, Tydorel and Tyolet -seeking to provide a complete list of the editions, translations, and substantial studies which have been devoted to them over theyears. The choice of the 20 poems corresponds to Donovan's The Breton Lay, the only synthesis so far available on this topic in English. Most references are accompanied by a summary which analyses their contribution to thetopic under discussion, covering the item's significance and interest, and items found in works of reference and briefer studies forming part of books or articles are included where appropriate. Each individual bibliography is intended to stand independently, with full references given in each case for editions and translation; cross-references to important items found in other parts of the volume are given at the end of each bibliography. The twenty partsare preceded by a general section which lists contributions to more than one lay. Professor GLYN BURGESSteaches in the Department of French at the University of Liverpool.
Download or read book Specimens of English Literature from the Ploughmans Erede to the Shepheardes Calender A D 1394 A D 1579 written by Walter William Skeat and published by . This book was released on 1887 with total page 600 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Rerum Britannicarum Medii Aevi Scriptores written by Great Britain. Public Record Office and published by . This book was released on 1904 with total page 628 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Specimens of English Literature from the Ploughmans Crede to the Shepheardes Calender A D 1394 A D 1579 written by Walter William Skeat and published by . This book was released on 1892 with total page 600 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Specimens of English Literature from the Ploughmans Crede to the Shepherdes Calender A D 1394 A D 1579 written by Walter William Skeat and published by . This book was released on 1887 with total page 596 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Reference Catalogue of Current Literature written by and published by . This book was released on 1902 with total page 1232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book You Are What You Speak written by Robert Lane Greene and published by Delacorte Press. This book was released on 2011-03-08 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "An insightful, accessible examination of the way in which day-to-day speech is tangled in a complicated web of history, politics, race, economics and power." - Kirkus What is it about other people’s language that moves some of us to anxiety or even rage? For centuries, sticklers the world over have donned the cloak of authority to control the way people use words. Now this sensational new book strikes back to defend the fascinating, real-life diversity of this most basic human faculty. With the erudite yet accessible style that marks his work as a journalist, Robert Lane Greene takes readers on a rollicking tour around the world, illustrating with vivid anecdotes the role language beliefs play in shaping our identities, for good and ill. Beginning with literal myths, from the Tower of Babel to the bloody origins of the word “shibboleth,” Greene shows how language “experts” went from myth-making to rule-making and from building cohesive communities to building modern nations. From the notion of one language’s superiority to the common perception that phrases like “It’s me” are “bad English,” linguistic beliefs too often define “us” and distance “them,” supporting class, ethnic, or national prejudices. In short: What we hear about language is often really about the politics of identity. Governments foolishly try to police language development (the French Academy), nationalism leads to the violent suppression of minority languages (Kurdish and Basque), and even Americans fear that the most successful language in world history (English) may be threatened by increased immigration. These false language beliefs are often tied to harmful political ends and can lead to the violation of basic human rights. Conversely, political involvement in language can sometimes prove beneficial, as with the Zionist revival of Hebrew or our present-day efforts to provide education in foreign languages essential to business, diplomacy, and intelligence. And yes, standardized languages play a crucial role in uniting modern societies. As this fascinating book shows, everything we’ve been taught to think about language may not be wrong—but it is often about something more than language alone. You Are What You Speak will certainly get people talking.
Download or read book Introduction to the Study of Old French Literature written by and published by Slatkine. This book was released on with total page 556 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Parameters in Old French Syntax Infinitival Complements written by E.H. Pearce and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 1.1. AIMS AND ASSUMPTIONS This book presents an analysis of infinitival complement constructions in Old French (OF) from the perspective of the Government-Binding (GB) framework. It aims, therefore, to establish within the terms of the GB framework just how the OF constructions are to be characterized and in just what sense they can or cannot be compared with the corresponding constructions in other Romance languages. The GB framework is an articulated theory about the structure of language which is based on the view that the aim of research into language is to construct a description of language which accurately reflects its essential nature. Whilst we know that individual languages may appear to be superficially very different, we also know that all languages are capable of expressing complex concepts and that all children acquire mastery of the language or languages to which they are exposed. The task, therefore, is to determine both the properties which languages have in common and the bounds within which they may differ. In the pursuit of these aims, the study of various languages of the Romance family has provided a rich source of material for the develop ment of the descriptive apparatus. Evidence of the contribution supplied by such work is apparent in references to Romance material in Chomsky (1981, 1982), in volumes such as Jaeggli (1982), Rizzi (1982a), Kayne (1984b), Burzio (1986), and in numerous papers devoted to particular constructions in a variety of Romance languages.
Download or read book Codex and Context Reading Old French Verse Narrative in Manuscript Volume I written by Keith Busby and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2022-07-04 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Codex and Context Reading Old French Verse Narrative in Manuscript Volume II written by Keith Busby and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2022-06-08 with total page 954 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Oxford University Gazette written by University of Oxford and published by . This book was released on 1920 with total page 810 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
