TY  - BOOK
AU  - Gramley,Stephan
AU  - Gramley,Vivian
TI  - The history of English: an introduction 
AV  - PE1072 
U1  - 420.9 23
PY  - 2024///
CY  - Abingdon, Oxon, New York, NY
PB  - Routledge
KW  - English language
KW  - History
KW  - Variation
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Part I; Before Britain : --; 1; The origins of English (before 450) --; Part II; Early English in Britain : --; 2; Old English: early Germanic Britain (450-700) --; 3; Old English: the Viking invasions and their consequences (700-1066/1100) --; 4; Middle English: The non-standard period (1066/1100-1350) --; 5; Middle English: the emergence of Standard English (1350-1500) --; 6; The Early Modern English Period (1500-1700) --; Part III; Britain and beyond : --; 7; The spread of English (since the late sixteenth century) --; 8; Standard and non-standard English --; 9; English pidgins, English creoles, and English (since the early seventeenth century) --; 10; Grammatical change in ModE --; 11; Pronunciation change in ModE --; 12; Vocabulary and Spelling Change in ModE --; Part IV; Worldwide English : --; 13; Global English (since 1945)
N2  - "The History of English provides a chronological analysis of the linguistic, social, and cultural development of the English language from before its establishment in Britain around the year 450 to the present. Each chapter represents a new stage in the evolution of the language, all illustrated with a rich and diverse selection of primary texts. The book also explores the wider global course of the language, including a historical review of English in its pidgin and creole varieties and as a native and/or second language in the Caribbean, Africa, Asia, and Australasia"--
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