Overview :Popularly viewed as eccentric and illogical, dismissed by linguists as fixed and therefore uninteresting, English spelling is the Cinderella... Read More
Overview :A detailed portrait of C.S. Lewis and the influence Oxford had on his fantastical fiction, including newly discovered letters and an unpubli... Read More
Overview :This authoritative survey offers a concise description of Middle English, the language of Chaucer, during the period from 1100 to 1500. Midd... Read More
Overview :This is the first edition of a major work by the translator and hagiographer Osbern Bokenham. Unknown before the discovery of the unique man... Read More
Overview :The English Language is spoken by more than a billion people throughout the world. But where did English come from? And how has it evolved i... Read More
Overview :This third volume completes the text of this first edition of a major work by the translator and hagiographer Osbern Bokenham. Unknown befor... Read More
Overview :Where 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 ta... Read More
Overview :The English language is spoken by more than a billion people throughout the world. But where did English come from? And how has it evolved i... Read More
Overview :Assuming no previous linguistic knowledge or familiarity with Middle English, Simon Horobin introduces students to Chaucer's language and th... Read More
Overview :Where 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 ta... Read More