There are many questions yet to be answered about how Standard
English came into existence. The claim that it developed from a
Central Midlands dialect propagated by clerks in the Chancery, the
medieval writing office of the king, is one explanation that has
dominated textbooks to date. This book reopens the debate about the
origins of Standard English, challenging earlier accounts and
revealing a far more complex and intriguing history. An
international team of fourteen specialists offer a wide-ranging
analysis, from theoretical discussions of the origin of dialects,
to detailed descriptions of the history of individual Standard
English features. The volume ranges from Middle English to the
present day, and looks at a variety of text types. It concludes
that Standard English had no one single ancestor dialect, but is
the cumulative result of generations of authoritative writing from
many text types.
General
| Imprint: |
Cambridge UniversityPress
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Series: |
Studies in English Language |
| Release date: |
November 2006 |
| First published: |
July 2006 |
| Editors: |
Laura Wright
|
| Dimensions: |
228 x 151 x 15mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
| Pages: |
252 |
| Edition: |
New ed |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-521-02969-8 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Language & Literature >
Language & linguistics >
General
|
| LSN: |
0-521-02969-4 |
| Barcode: |
9780521029698 |
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