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Chaucer's Language by Simon Horobin 9780230293793
Booksplease Price: £36.82The English language has changed dramatically over the past 500 years, making it increasingly difficult for students to read Chaucer's works. Assuming no previous linguistic knowledge or familiarity... -
Chaucer's Language Simon Horobin 9781350473782
RRP: £28.99Booksplease Price: £26.97Assuming no previous linguistic knowledge or familiarity with Middle English, Simon Horobin introduces students to Chaucer's language and the importance of reading Chaucer in the original, rather... -
Chaucer's Language Simon Horobin 9781350473799
Booksplease Price: £98.79Assuming no previous linguistic knowledge or familiarity with Middle English, Simon Horobin introduces students to Chaucer's language and the importance of reading Chaucer in the original, rather... -
C.S. Lewis's Oxford by Simon Horobin 9781851245642
RRP: £30.00Booksplease Price: £24.34The fantastical fictional land of Narnia, famously reached via a magical wardrobe, has many connections to the world in which its creator C.S. Lewis lived. The influence of Oxford can be seen not... -
The Language of the Chaucer Tradition by Simon Horobin 9780859917803
Booksplease Price: £96.11The manuscript copies of Chaucer's works preserve valuable information concerning Chaucer's linguistic practices and the ways in which scribes responded to these. This book draws on recent... -
Does Spelling Matter? by Simon Horobin 9780198722984
Booksplease Price: £26.61This book narrates the history of English spelling from the Anglo-Saxons to the present-day, charting the various changes that have taken place and the impact these have had on the way we spell today... -
Does Spelling Matter? by Simon Horobin 9780199665280
Booksplease Price: £42.96This book narrates the history of English spelling from the Anglo-Saxons to the present-day, charting the various changes that have taken place and the impact these have had on the way we spell today... -
An Introduction to Middle English by Simon Horobin 9780195219500
RRP: £23.99Booksplease Price: £19.72This authoritative survey offers a concise description of Middle English, the language of Chaucer, during the period from 1100 to 1500. Middle English is discussed in relation to both earlier and... -
A History of English Spelling by Simon Horobin 9781399500234
RRP: £24.99Booksplease Price: £22.60Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781399500234Author Simon HorobinFormat PaperbackPage Count 196Imprint Edinburgh University... -
Studying the History of Early English by Simon Horobin 9780230551381
Booksplease Price: £37.81All living languages are subject to change, and in this highly accessible handbook, Simon Horobin shows the importance of thinking about why, as well as how, language changes over time. Studying the... -
Osbern Bokenham: Lives of the Saints by Simon Horobin 9780198867975
Booksplease Price: £66.27This 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, Bokenham's work comprises a complete... -
The English Language: A Very Short Introduction by Simon Horobin
RRP: £9.99Booksplease Price: £7.73The 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... -
Bagels, Bumf, and Buses: A Day in the Life of the English Language by Simon Horobin
RRP: £20.99Booksplease Price: £16.60Where 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... -
How English Became English: A short history of a global language by Simon Horobin
RRP: £13.49Booksplease Price: £11.87The 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... -
Middle English Texts in Transition - A Festschrift dedicated to Toshiyuki Takamiya on his 70th birthday by Simon Horobin
RRP: £55.00Booksplease Price: £54.17Fresh 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... -
The Routledge Handbook of English Language Studies by 9781032339061
RRP: £49.99Booksplease Price: £44.79The Routledge Handbook of English Language Studies provides a comprehensive overview of English Language Studies. The book takes a three-pronged approach to examine what constitutes the phenomenon of... -
Key Concepts in Medieval Literature by Elizabeth Solopova 9781403997234
Booksplease Price: £34.84Key Concepts in Medieval Literature introduces students to the major authors, themes and genres of the English Middle Ages. These are discussed in concise focused essays, accompanied by summaries and... -
The Language of Early English Literature: From Caedmon to Milton by Sara M. Pons-Sanz 9780230291423
Booksplease Price: £36.44How did the English language change from the Old to the Early Modern period? What effect do linguistic and stylistic choices have on a text? Why is it important to consider linguistic features... -
Teaching Chaucer by Gail Ashton 9781403988270
Booksplease Price: £46.28This volume of essays offers innovations in teaching Chaucer in higher education. The projects explored in this study focus on a student-centred, active learning designed to enhance independent... -
A Companion to Fifteenth-Century English Poetry by Julia Boffey 9781843844303
RRP: £24.99Booksplease Price: £24.14This collection of seventeen original essays by leading authorities offers, for the first time, a comprehensive overview of the significant authors and important aspects of fifteenth-century English... -
History of English: A Resource Book for Students Dan McIntyre 9781138500723
RRP: £33.99Booksplease Price: £31.19Routledge English Language Introductions cover core areas of language study and are one-stop resources for students.Assuming no prior knowledge, books in the series offer an accessible overview of... -
Wardrobes and Rings: Through Lenten Lands with the Inklings Julia Golding 9781786226891
RRP: £12.99Booksplease Price: £11.84Journey through Lent with the insight and imagination of the Oxford Inklings - a group of writers who reshaped Christian thought and storytelling in the twentieth century. Drawing on the work of some... -
Sound Change and the History of English by Jeremy J. Smith 9780199563319
RRP: £48.49Booksplease Price: £39.64This book addresses the question: why do sound changes happen, when and where they do? Jeremy Smith discusses the origins of a series of sound changes in English. He relates his arguments to larger... -
Sound Change and the History of English by Jeremy J. Smith 9780199291953
Booksplease Price: £84.83This book addresses the question: why do sound changes happen when and where they do? Jeremy Smith discusses the origins of a series of sound changes in English. He relates his arguments to larger... -
Makers and Users of Medieval Books: Essays in Honour of A.S.G. Edwards Carol Meale 9781843843757
RRP: £95.00Booksplease Price: £91.38Essays exploring different aspects of late medieval and early modern manuscript and book culture. Late medieval manuscripts and early modern print history form the focus of this volume. It... -
The Works of the Gawain Poet: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Pearl, Cleanness, Patience by Ad Putter
RRP: £20.00Booksplease Price: £15.71A new volume of the works of the Gawain poet, destined to become the definitive edition for students and scholars.This volume brings together four works of the unknown fourteenth-century poet famous... -
The Medieval Scriptorium: Making Books in the Middle Ages Sara J. Charles 9781836391067
RRP: £12.99Booksplease Price: £9.31This book takes the reader on an immersive journey through medieval manuscript production in the Latin Christian world. Each chapter opens with a lively vignette by a medieval narrator - including a...