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  • © 1983

A Guide to Chaucer's Language

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvi
  2. The Language of the Tex

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-9
    2. Chaucer’s Grammar

      • David Burnley
      Pages 10-38
    3. Time and Tense

      • David Burnley
      Pages 39-58
    4. Negation

      • David Burnley
      Pages 59-75
    5. Textual Coherence

      • David Burnley
      Pages 76-99
  3. Variation, Context, and Style

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 101-107
    2. Linguistic Diversity

      • David Burnley
      Pages 108-132
    3. Chaucer’s Vocabulary

      • David Burnley
      Pages 133-155
    4. Register and Propriety

      • David Burnley
      Pages 156-176
    5. Levels of Style

      • David Burnley
      Pages 177-200
    6. The Architecture of Chaucer’s Language

      • David Burnley
      Pages 201-226
  4. Back Matter

    Pages 227-264

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