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John Palsgrave as Renaissance Linguist

- A Pioneer in Vernacular Language Description

About John Palsgrave as Renaissance Linguist

When Henry VIII charged John Palsgrave with teaching his sister French, there were no dictionaries or grammars of either French or English. In "Lesclarcissement de la Langue Francoyse" he provided the first bilingual dictionary of the two languages. This book is a detailed study of his achievement.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9780198235057
  • Binding:
  • Hardback
  • Pages:
  • 524
  • Published:
  • July 16, 1997
  • Dimensions:
  • 166x243x36 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 892 g.
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Description of John Palsgrave as Renaissance Linguist

When Henry VIII charged John Palsgrave with teaching his sister French, there were no dictionaries or grammars of either French or English. In "Lesclarcissement de la Langue Francoyse" he provided the first bilingual dictionary of the two languages. This book is a detailed study of his achievement.

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