Two internationally distinguished English language scholars tell the fascinating, improbable saga of English in time and space. They trace the history of the language from its obscure beginnings over 1500 years ago as a collection of dialects spoken by marauding, illiterate tribes. They show how the geographical spread of the language in its increasing diversity has made English into an international language of unprecedented range and variety. They...

Globalization, the concept used to account for the multitude of linkages, interconnections and interdependences that currently transcend territorial and sociocultural boundaries in the world, has been in the centre of continual controversy over its meaning, scope, intensity and social significance for post-modern societies. However, whether considered from the narrow angle of current socio- economic developments, or from the broad perspective of evolutionary...

"This updated seventh edition retains the structure and style of the previous editions, and includes two new texts - the Cotton Gnomes and Wulfstan's Sermo Lupi ad Anglos - and two new appendices: a List of Linguistic Terms Used in this Book and The Moods of Old English." "The book is composed of two parts. Part One presents an introduction to the Old English language, including orthography and pronunciation, inflexions, word formation, and an authoritative...

This book is designed to provide undergraduate students of English historical linguistics with a concise description of the language during the period 1100-1500.

In The Allegory of Love, C. S. Lewis presents a scholarly yet accessible exploration of the rich literary tradition of medieval allegory, with a particular focus on the concept of courtly love. This groundbreaking work traces the development of the allegorical form from its origins in classical literature through its flourishing during the Middle Ages and into the Renaissance. Lewis examines how medieval poets and writers used the allegory of love...

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is probably the most skillfuly told story in the whole of the English Arthurian cycle. Originating from the north-west midlands of England, it is based on two ancient Celtic motifs--the Beheading and the Exchange of Winnings--brought together by the anonymous 14th century author. - Amazon.