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100 1 _aBarber, Charles Laurence,
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245 1 4 _aThe English language :
_ba historical introduction /
_cCharles Barber.
264 1 _aCambridge ;
_aNew York :
_bCambridge University Press,
_c1993.
300 _axii, 299 pages :
_billustrations ;
_c21 cm.
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _aunmediated
_bn
_2rdamedia
338 _avolume
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490 1 _aCambridge approaches to linguistics
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 283-291) and index.
505 0 0 _g1.
_tWhat is language? --
_g2.
_tThe flux of language --
_g3.
_tThe Indo-European languages --
_g4.
_tThe Germanic languages --
_g5.
_tOld English --
_g6.
_tNorsemen and Normans --
_g7.
_tMiddle English --
_g8.
_tEarly modern English --
_g9.
_tEnglish in the scientific age --
_g10.
_tEnglish as a world language --
_g11.
_tEnglish today and tomorrow.
520 _a"The English Language: A Historical Introduction covers the history of the English language from its remote Indo-European origins to the present day. It provides substantial information about the English language at different periods, and introduces the main theoretical and technical concepts of historical linguistics. Chapters on the nature of language and on language change are followed by a chronological survey, beginning in the Prehistoric age and working down from Anglo-Saxon times to the twentieth century. Topics covered include vocabulary, grammar, pronunciation, semantics, attitudes to language, and English as a world language. Short passages of English are used to illustrate the state of the language in different periods and all over the world, in a range of contexts. This thoroughly updated edition of Charles Barber's The Story of Language is the ideal introduction to the subject for students of English language and linguistics, accessible to all readers who are curious about language."--Publisher description.
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