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Author : Albert C. Baugh
Release : 1980
Genre : English language
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Book Synopsis “A” History of the English Language by : Albert C. Baugh
Download or read book “A” History of the English Language written by Albert C. Baugh. This book was released on 1980. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Elly van Gelderen
Release : 2014-04-03
Genre : Language Arts & Disciplines
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Book Synopsis A History of the English Language by : Elly van Gelderen
Download or read book A History of the English Language written by Elly van Gelderen. This book was released on 2014-04-03. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The English language in its complex shapes and forms changes fast. This thoroughly revised edition has been refreshed with current examples of change and has been updated regarding archeological research. Most suggestions brought up by users and reviewers have been incorporated, for instance, a family tree for Germanic has been added, Celtic influence is highlighted much more, there is more on the origin of Chancery English, and internal and external change are discussed in much greater detail. The philosophy of the revised book remains the same with an emphasis on the linguistic history and on using authentic texts. My audience remains undergraduates (and beginning graduates). The goals of the class and the book are to come to recognize English from various time periods, to be able to read each stage with a glossary, to get an understanding of typical language change, internal and external, and to understand something about language typology through the emphasis on the change from synthetic to analytic. This book has a companion website: http://dx.doi.org/10.1075/z.183.website
Author : David Burnley
Release : 2014-01-14
Genre : Language Arts & Disciplines
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Book Synopsis The History of the English Language by : David Burnley
Download or read book The History of the English Language written by David Burnley. This book was released on 2014-01-14. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This second edition of The History of the English Language- A Sourcebook provides a comprehensive and accessible guide to the origins and development of the English language. First published in 1992, the book contains over fifty illustrative passages, drawn from the oldest English to the twentieth century. The passages are contextualised by individual introductions and grouped into the traditional periods of Old English, Early Middle English, Later Middle English, Early Modern English and Modern English. These periods are connected by brief essays explaining the major linguistic developments associated with each period, to produce a continuous outline history. For this new edition Professor Burnley has expanded the outline of linguistic features at each of the main chronological divisions and included more selections and illustrations. A new section has also been included to illustrate the language of advertising from the 18th century to the present. The book will be of general interest to all those interested in the origins and development of the English language, and in particular to students and teachers of the history of the English language at A-level and university.
Author : Norman Francis Blake
Release : 1992
Genre : English language
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Book Rating : 469/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Cambridge History of the English Language by : Norman Francis Blake
Download or read book The Cambridge History of the English Language written by Norman Francis Blake. This book was released on 1992. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Volume two of this set covers the Middle English Period, approximately 1066-1476, and describes and analyses developments in the language from the Norman Conquest to the introduction of printing.
Author : Richard Hogg
Release : 2008-03-17
Genre : Language Arts & Disciplines
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Book Rating : 294/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis A History of the English Language by : Richard Hogg
Download or read book A History of the English Language written by Richard Hogg. This book was released on 2008-03-17. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
