| History of English Contributor(s): Fennell, Barbara (Author) |
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ISBN: 0631200738 ISBN-13: 9780631200734 Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell OUR PRICE: $76.18 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2001 Annotation: "A History of English" provides an intelligent and accessible synthesis of modern sociolinguistic approaches to the development of the English language. Beginning with the pre-history of English, each chapter provides sociohistorical context, an overview of the major structural changes at each stage of the language and discussion of topics of particular sociolinguistic interest. Textual examples are given from a number of genres of writing including classical literature, letters, prose writings, modern popular literature and software documentation. The volume concludes with a discussion of the future of English language. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - Sociolinguistics |
| Dewey: 420 |
| LCCN: 00057918 |
| Series: Blackwell Textbooks in Linguistics |
| Physical Information: 0.85" H x 6.77" W x 9.75" (1.38 lbs) 304 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A History of English provides an intelligent and accessible synthesis of modern sociolinguistic approaches to the development of the English Language. |