Preface * Abbreviations * Why Study Chaucer's Language? * Writing in English * What Was Middle English? * Spelling and Pronunciation * Grammar * Vocabulary * Language and Style * Discourse and Pragmatics * Sample Texts * Glossary of Linguistic Terminology * Bibliography * Index Preface * Abbreviations * Why Study Chaucer's Language? * Writing in English * What Was Middle English? * Spelling and Pronunciation * Grammar * Vocabulary * Language and Style * Discourse and Pragmatics * Sample Texts * Glossary of Linguistic Terminology * Bibliography * Index.