Author: Matt Love
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781898281672
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This is a new approach to learning old English - as a living language. Leofwin and his family are your guides through six lively, entertaining, topic-based units. New vocabulary and grammar are presented in context, step by step, so that younger readers and non-language specialists can feel engaged rather than intimidated. The author has complemented the text with a wealth of illustrations throughout. This volume is the first part of the course.
Learn Old English with Leofwin
Author: Matt Love
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781898281672
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This is a new approach to learning old English - as a living language. Leofwin and his family are your guides through six lively, entertaining, topic-based units. New vocabulary and grammar are presented in context, step by step, so that younger readers and non-language specialists can feel engaged rather than intimidated. The author has complemented the text with a wealth of illustrations throughout. This volume is the first part of the course.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781898281672
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This is a new approach to learning old English - as a living language. Leofwin and his family are your guides through six lively, entertaining, topic-based units. New vocabulary and grammar are presented in context, step by step, so that younger readers and non-language specialists can feel engaged rather than intimidated. The author has complemented the text with a wealth of illustrations throughout. This volume is the first part of the course.
First Steps in Old English
Author: Stephen Pollington
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
A complete, well presented and easy to use Old English language course which contains all the exercises and texts needed to learn Old English. The course has been designed to be of help to a wide range of students, from those who are teaching themselves at home, to undergraduates who are learning Old English as part of their English degree course. The author is aware that some students have difficulty learning languages and that many have trouble with grammar. To help overcome these problems he has adopted a step by step approach that enables students of differing abilities to advance at their own pace. The course contains exercises designed to aid the learning process.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
A complete, well presented and easy to use Old English language course which contains all the exercises and texts needed to learn Old English. The course has been designed to be of help to a wide range of students, from those who are teaching themselves at home, to undergraduates who are learning Old English as part of their English degree course. The author is aware that some students have difficulty learning languages and that many have trouble with grammar. To help overcome these problems he has adopted a step by step approach that enables students of differing abilities to advance at their own pace. The course contains exercises designed to aid the learning process.
Complete Old English
Author: Mark Atherton
Publisher: Hachette UK
ISBN: 147362794X
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 404
Book Description
Designed for complete beginners, and tested for years with real learners, Complete Old English offers a bridge from the textbook to the real world, enabling you to learn the grammar, understand the vocabulary and even how to translate such canonical texts as Beowulf and the earliest version of the Lord's Prayer from a critical point in our history. Structured around authentic material, using online audio to aid pronunciation, and introducing both a grammar perspective and a full introduction to essential vocabulary, this course also features: -22 learning units plus maps and verb guide -New edition features key set texts in an Appendix, in a title suitable for classroom or self-study use -Authentic materials - language taught through key texts -Teaches the key skills - reading and understanding Old English grammar and vocabulary -Culture insights - learn about the culture and religion of the Anglo-Saxons -Self tests and learning activities - see and track your own progress Rely on Teach Yourself, trusted by language learners for over 75 years.
Publisher: Hachette UK
ISBN: 147362794X
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 404
Book Description
Designed for complete beginners, and tested for years with real learners, Complete Old English offers a bridge from the textbook to the real world, enabling you to learn the grammar, understand the vocabulary and even how to translate such canonical texts as Beowulf and the earliest version of the Lord's Prayer from a critical point in our history. Structured around authentic material, using online audio to aid pronunciation, and introducing both a grammar perspective and a full introduction to essential vocabulary, this course also features: -22 learning units plus maps and verb guide -New edition features key set texts in an Appendix, in a title suitable for classroom or self-study use -Authentic materials - language taught through key texts -Teaches the key skills - reading and understanding Old English grammar and vocabulary -Culture insights - learn about the culture and religion of the Anglo-Saxons -Self tests and learning activities - see and track your own progress Rely on Teach Yourself, trusted by language learners for over 75 years.
Introduction to Old English
Author: Peter S. Baker
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 047065984X
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 421
Book Description
Featuring numerous updates and additional anthology selections, the 3rd edition of Introduction to Old English confirms its reputation as a leading text designed to help students engage with Old English literature for the first time. A new edition of one of the most popular introductions to Old English Assumes no expertise in other languages or in traditional grammar Includes basic grammar reviews at the beginning of each major chapter and a “minitext” feature to aid students in practicing reading Old English Features updates and several new anthology readings, including King Alfred’s Preface to Gregory’s Pastoral Care
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 047065984X
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 421
Book Description
Featuring numerous updates and additional anthology selections, the 3rd edition of Introduction to Old English confirms its reputation as a leading text designed to help students engage with Old English literature for the first time. A new edition of one of the most popular introductions to Old English Assumes no expertise in other languages or in traditional grammar Includes basic grammar reviews at the beginning of each major chapter and a “minitext” feature to aid students in practicing reading Old English Features updates and several new anthology readings, including King Alfred’s Preface to Gregory’s Pastoral Care
A Gentle Introduction to Old English
Author: Murray McGillivray
Publisher: Broadview Press
ISBN: 1460400941
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 161
Book Description
This book is designed to ease the beginner into competent reading of Old English texts. It presents the essential points of Old English grammar and also includes a selection of short, relatively simple original language texts, glossed and annotated. Numerous practice exercises are also included throughout. A companion website includes additional interactive exercises, a fuller grammar, and further original language texts.
Publisher: Broadview Press
ISBN: 1460400941
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 161
Book Description
This book is designed to ease the beginner into competent reading of Old English texts. It presents the essential points of Old English grammar and also includes a selection of short, relatively simple original language texts, glossed and annotated. Numerous practice exercises are also included throughout. A companion website includes additional interactive exercises, a fuller grammar, and further original language texts.
Hereward the Wake
Author: Charles Kingsley
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 796
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 796
Book Description
Anglo-Saxon Tools
Author: Dennis D. Riley
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781898281726
Category : Civilization, Anglo-Saxon
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
The tools included here were used for working with wood, leather, bone, horn, metals, pottery and textiles. They were also used in farming, digging and building. The author looks at the design and construction of the tools and considers their efficiency, durability, ease of use and social importance.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781898281726
Category : Civilization, Anglo-Saxon
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
The tools included here were used for working with wood, leather, bone, horn, metals, pottery and textiles. They were also used in farming, digging and building. The author looks at the design and construction of the tools and considers their efficiency, durability, ease of use and social importance.
Domesday Book and Beyond
Author: Frederic William Maitland
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Feudalism
Languages : en
Pages : 554
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Feudalism
Languages : en
Pages : 554
Book Description
Old English Reader
Author: Murray McGillivray
Publisher: Broadview Press
ISBN: 1460401514
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 341
Book Description
The texts in this reader include prose, metrical prose, and poetry, and represent a variety of genres (saints’ lives and metrical charms as well as heroic verse). Frequently taught canonical texts are balanced with interesting, lesser-known works. The glossary is at the back of the book, and the companion website includes texts with clickable glossing, as well as additional texts for study.
Publisher: Broadview Press
ISBN: 1460401514
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 341
Book Description
The texts in this reader include prose, metrical prose, and poetry, and represent a variety of genres (saints’ lives and metrical charms as well as heroic verse). Frequently taught canonical texts are balanced with interesting, lesser-known works. The glossary is at the back of the book, and the companion website includes texts with clickable glossing, as well as additional texts for study.
The History of Britain, that Part Especially Now Call'd England
Author: John Milton
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 380
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 380
Book Description