The Study of Foreign Languages in Seventeenth-Century England

The seventeenth century saw a widening of the range of langs with which British scholars were acquainted, both from the IE family (Irish, Russian) & from other lang groups such as Turkish & Arabic. Reasons for the growth of interest in these langs are examined. Also discussed are different approaches to lang teaching methodology. It is possible that knowledge of other langs & publication of dictionaries for langs including Irish, Natick, Russian, & Turkish contributed to the greater linguistic awareness among scholars exhibited by the end of the century. 104 References. Modified HA