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Richard M (Ed) Hogg - A History of the English Language - 9780521717991 - V9780521717991
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A History of the English Language

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Description for A History of the English Language Paperback. A complete history of English, from the earliest known writings to its status today as a dominant world language. Editor(s): Hogg, Richard M.; Denison, David. Num Pages: 510 pages, 12 tables. BIC Classification: 2AB; CFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 246 x 174 x 24. Weight in Grams: 882. 520 pages, 12 tables. Editor(s): Hogg, Richard M.; Denison, David. Complete history of English, from the earliest known writings to its status today as a dominant world language. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 2AB; CFF. Dimension: 246 x 174 x 24. Weight: 930.
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 ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
520
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
Number of Pages
510
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521717991
SKU
V9780521717991
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About Richard M (Ed) Hogg
Richard M. Hogg is Smith Professor of Language and Medieval English at the University of Manchester. David Denison is Professor of English Linguistics at the University of Manchester.

Reviews for A History of the English Language
'… will keep you occupied for days.' Writer's Forum 'This book is peerless, presenting up-to-date scholarship written by leaders in the field'. Journal of English Linguistics '… firmly grounded in the scholarship and methodology of the magisterial six-volume Cambridge History of the English Language … answer[s] the need for a history of English that is up-to-date, culturally sensitive, detailed and ... Read more

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