A History of the English Language (Hardcover, 6th edition)

**NOT FOR SALE IN THE USA, CANADA OR THE PHILIPPINES** A History of the English Language explores the linguistic and cultural development of English from the Roman conquest of England to the present day to provide a comprehensive overview of the different aspects of its history. This best-selling classic textbook has been revised and updated and encourages the reader to develop both an understanding of present-day English and an enlightened attitude toward the issues affecting the language today. New features of the sixth edition include: an additional chapter titled 'English in the Twenty-first Century', which examines the future of English and other global languages and includes an assessment of Chinese as a world language an in-depth treatment of phonological changes, such as the placement of the Great Vowel Shift as a bridge between Middle English and Renaissance English further coverage of corpus linguistics, especially for Renaissance English fresh sections on accent and register a new survey of the recent debate between "creolists" and "neo-Anglicists" on the origins of African American Vernacular English. Balanced and wide-ranging, this textbook is a must-read for any student studying the history of the English language

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	September 2012
First published:	2002
Authors:	Albert Baugh • Thomas Cable
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 30mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	464
Edition:	6th edition
ISBN-13:	978-0-415-65595-8
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics > General
LSN:	0-415-65595-1
Barcode:	9780415655958

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