The Making of Chaucer's English Study of Words Cannon Hardback 1998 1st Used F1

Cambridge University Press

The Making of Chaucers English A Study of Words 39 Cambridge Studies in Medieval Literature Series Number 39\nby Christopher Cannon\nHardback\nEnglish\n\nBrand new copy from BookCurl \u2013 the UK independent online bookseller.\n\n------------------------------\nBook details\n------------------------------\nAuthor: Christopher Cannon\nTitle: The Making of Chaucers English A Study of Words 39 Cambridge Studies in Medieval Literature Series Number 39\nFormat: Hardback\nLanguage: English\nTopic: Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press\nPublication year: 1999\nISBN-13: 9780521592741\nISBN-10: 0521592747\n\n------------------------------\nDescription\n------------------------------\nThis 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 wo.