History of the English Language

Name: History of the English Language
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ISBN: 9780521717991

ISBN-10: 052171799X

ISBN-13: 9780521717991

Edition: 2008

Authors: Richard M. Hogg, David Denison

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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 authoritative volume, 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 standardization, names, the distribution of English in Britain and North America, and its global spread. New historical surveys of the crucial aspects of the language (sounds, word-structure, grammar and vocabulary) are…

Book details

List price: $71.99
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 3/17/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 510
Size: 6.69" wide x 9.61" long x 1.02" tall
Weight: 2.2
Language: English

David Denison is Professor of English Linguistics at the University of Manchester.




Overview David Denison and Richard Hogg



Phonology and morphology Roger Lass



Syntax Olga Fischer and Wim van der Wurff



Vocabulary Dieter Kastovsky



Standardization Terttu Nevalainen and Ingrid Tieken-Boon van Ostade



Names Richard Coates



English in Britain Richard Hogg



English in North America Edward Finegan



English worldwide David Crystal