Analyzing Syntax through Texts: Old, Middle, and Early Modern English

To describe a language, it is necessary to get as close to the sources as possible — this textbook takes manuscript images, explains the various scripts used, and provides a word-by-word account of the Old, Middle, and Early Modern English texts. It invites you to explore early English syntax by looking at the linguistic characteristics of well- known texts throughout the early history of English, and encourages you to evaluate how that piece of the language fits in to the broader picture o...