From Old English to standard English : a course book in language variation across time / Dennis Freeborn.
Material type: TextSeries: Studies in English language (Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire)Publisher: Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2006Edition: Third editionDescription: xxiii, 446 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 1403998809
- 9781403998804
- 427.009 22
- PE1075.5 .F74 2006
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 435-437) and index.
Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Texts and facsimiles -- Symbols -- 1. The English language is brought to Britain -- 2. Old English -- 3. From Old English to Middle English -- 4. Middle English I - Southern and Kentish dialects -- 5. Middle English II - Northern dialects -- 6. Middle English III - West Midlands dialects -- 7. Middle English IV - East Midlands and London dialects -- 8. Early Modern English I - the fifteenth century -- 9. Early Modern English II - the sixteenth century -- 10. Early Modern English III - the seventeenth century -- 11. Modern English - the eighteenth century -- 12. Postscript - to the present day -- Bibliography -- Index.
"This practical and informative course book leads the student through the development of the language from Old English, through Middle and Early Modern English to the establishment of Standard English in the eighteenth century. This third edition has been expanded to provide more guidance and background information for students. New sections have also been added to outline the development of writing hands and provide a brief introduction to palaeography. The book also now has a fully integrated supplemental website."--Publisher description.
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