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Geoffrey Chaucer

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Description:Excerpt from The Tale of the Man of Lawe: The Pardoners Tale; The Second Nonnes TaleThe pronunciation of English during the fourteenth century differed materially from that now in use. The following is an abstract of the conclusions at which Mr. Ellis has arrived respecting the pronunciation probably in use among the highly educated southern speakers for whom Chaucer wrote, and directions are subjoined for modern readers who wish to imitate it.A long=ab, as in father, alms, are; the usual continental sound of long a. The present pronunciation of a, as ai in wait, seems not to have become thoroughly established till the beginning of the eighteenth century.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Tale of the Man of Lawe: The Pardoners Tale; The Second Nonnes Tale (Classic Reprint). To get started finding The Tale of the Man of Lawe: The Pardoners Tale; The Second Nonnes Tale (Classic Reprint), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: Excerpt from The Tale of the Man of Lawe: The Pardoners Tale; The Second Nonnes TaleThe pronunciation of English during the fourteenth century differed materially from that now in use. The following is an abstract of the conclusions at which Mr. Ellis has arrived respecting the pronunciation probably in use among the highly educated southern speakers for whom Chaucer wrote, and directions are subjoined for modern readers who wish to imitate it.A long=ab, as in father, alms, are; the usual continental sound of long a. The present pronunciation of a, as ai in wait, seems not to have become thoroughly established till the beginning of the eighteenth century.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Tale of the Man of Lawe: The Pardoners Tale; The Second Nonnes Tale (Classic Reprint). To get started finding The Tale of the Man of Lawe: The Pardoners Tale; The Second Nonnes Tale (Classic Reprint), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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