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Subject: An Introduction to the Grammar of Old English: Cummings
 

	
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Title: An Introduction to the Grammar of Old English 
Subtitle: A Systemic Functional Approach 
Series Title: Functional Linguistics  

Publication Year: 2010 
Publisher: Equinox Publishing Ltd
	   http://www.equinoxpub.com/
	
Author: Michael Cummings

Hardback: ISBN:  9781845533632 Pages: 184 Price: U.K. £ 60 Comment: $95
Paperback: ISBN:  9781845533649 Pages: 184 Price: U.K. £ 25 Comment: $45


Abstract:

This book applies the techniques of systemic functional grammar to the 
description of the Old English historical dialect, 650-1150 CE.  Systemic 
functional grammar is an approach to the description of language which 
distinguishes three separate functions in communication:  language as 
representation, language as attitude, and language as the construction of 
text.  Most applications of systemic functional theory have concentrated on 
modern English.  This book is the first comprehensive description of the Old 
English dialect on systemic functional principles.  The book begins with an 
outline of systemic functional grammatical theory.  It then describes the Old 
English clause with a separate grammar for each of the three general 
functions it serves, the representational, the attitudinal, and the text-
formative.  Other areas covered include structures and functions within 
nominal, verbal and adverbial groups; relationships among clauses; 
embedding; and cohesion.  The book is thus designed to suit the needs of 
systemic functional grammarians who are interested in the historical 
development of the English language.  It is also designed for students of Old 
English who are looking for ways of explaining the grammatical system of Old 
English on terms other than those of traditional grammar. 



Linguistic Field(s): Historical Linguistics
                     Syntax

Subject Language(s): Old English (ang)


Written In: English  (eng)
	
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