"Distinguished by a remarkable combination of erudition and lucidity, Aspects of Old English Poetic Syntax provides new insight into the rules that govern synta

This book is a guide to the development of English syntax between the Old and Modern periods. Beginning with an overview of the main features of early English s

Old English Syntax: A Handbook (Sprachstrukturen Reihe A: Historische Sprachstrukturen).

Originally published in 1940, this book was written in 'an attempt to drive a few main lines through the almost unexplored tract of Old English syntax'. The tex