The Making of Chaucer's English
Christopher (University of Cambridge) Cannon
Cambridge University Press, 1999
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This book examines the presumption that Chaucer invented literary English, and argues instead that his English is largely traditional. It provides a thorough history of every one of Chaucer's words and maps the origins and patterns of use that have made these words so compelling for 600 years.
- ISBN-13
- 9780521592741
- ISBN-10
- 0521592747
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Year
- 1999
- Publication date
- 1999-02-18
- Pages
- 452
- Dimensions
- 159x236x33
- Weight
- 810