| A History of the English Language Contributor(s): Hogg, Richard (Editor), Denison, David (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0511791151 ISBN-13: 9780511791154 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $191.25 Product Type: Open Ebook - Other Formats Published: September 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - General |
| Dewey: 420.9 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The history and development of English, from the earliest known writings to its status today as a dominant world language, is a subject of major importance to linguists and historians. In this book, a team of international experts cover the entire recorded history of the English language, outlining its development over fifteen centuries. With an emphasis on more recent periods, every key stage in the history of the language is covered, with full accounts of standardisation, names, the distribution of English in Britain and North America, and its global spread. New historical surveys of the crucial aspects of the language are presented, and historical changes that have affected English are treated as a continuing process, helping to explain the shape of the language today. This complete and up-to-date history of English will be indispensable to all advanced students, scholars and teachers in this prominent field. |
Contributor Bio(s): Denison, David: - David Denison is Professor of English Linguistics at the University of Manchester.Hogg, Richard: - Richard M. Hogg is Smith Professor of Language and Medieval English at the University of Manchester. |