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The English Language: A Linguistic History
Laurel J. Brinton
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Description for The English Language: A Linguistic History
Paperback. The English Language: A Linguistic History surveys the development of the English language from its Indo-European past to the present day. Num Pages: 640 pages, 60 figures; 14 photos; 64 tables; 9 maps. BIC Classification: CF; E; HB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 278 x 182 x 26. Weight in Grams: 906.
The English Language: A Linguistic History surveys the development of the English language from its Indo-European past to the present day. It covers the entire history of the English language beginning with its prehistoric origins in Proto-Indo-European and includes thorough coverage of its four major periods: Old English, Middle English, Early Modern English, and Modern English. The third edition features enhanced discussion of the socio-historical and cultural contexts of the English language in the new Language in Context features in each chapter. Brief timelines of historical events also now appear at the beginning of relevant ... Read more
The English Language: A Linguistic History surveys the development of the English language from its Indo-European past to the present day. It covers the entire history of the English language beginning with its prehistoric origins in Proto-Indo-European and includes thorough coverage of its four major periods: Old English, Middle English, Early Modern English, and Modern English. The third edition features enhanced discussion of the socio-historical and cultural contexts of the English language in the new Language in Context features in each chapter. Brief timelines of historical events also now appear at the beginning of relevant ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Oxford University Press, Canada
Condition
New
Number of Pages
640
Place of Publication
, Canada
ISBN
9780199019151
SKU
V9780199019151
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About Laurel J. Brinton
Laurel J. Brinton, Professor, Department of English, University of British Columbia, Leslie K. Arnovick, Professor, Department of English, University of British Columbia
Reviews for The English Language: A Linguistic History
The English Language is particularly good at the phonological history of the language from IE forward. . . . [it] covers very well the history of morphological and syntactic change in English. . . . The amount of detail in formal description on the IE and General Germanic periods is very satisfying, and I don't know of any parallel in ... Read more