EN 1001 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Geoffrey Chaucer
22 Dec 2016
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Geoffrey chaucer (c. 1343-1400): narration, characterisation and the vernacular. This week"s topic gives us an opportunity to read english not quite as it was written in chaucer"s time, but in a form that gives us some appreciation for the changes english has undergone since the 14th century. What we are reading is a kind of adaptation of chaucerian english. Even so, you can see that in spelling, vocabulary and meaning, the text is understandable for us, provided we have footnotes for some words and read attentively, but it looks quite different. If we were to read the original text in its own spelling, it would look even stranger. ". What is not so obvious is that middle english was also pronounced differently. You might like to check out the following website for information on how to pronounce. Middle english, and a dictionary of middle english: http://www. unc. edu/depts/chaucer/chenglsh. htm. You have already read in the pope text that english has several linguistic roots. ".
