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100 1 _aMcIntyre, Dan,
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245 1 0 _aHistory of English :
_ba resource book for students /
_cDan McIntyre.
264 1 _aLondon ;
_aNew York :
_bRoutledge,
_c2009.
300 _axiv, 209 pages :
_billustrations, maps ;
_c26 cm.
336 _atext
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337 _aunmediated
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338 _avolume
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490 1 _aRoutledge English language introductions
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 193-200) and index.
505 0 0 _gPart 1.
_tAn External History of English --
_g1.
_tOrigins of English --
_g2.
_tThe History of English or the History of Englishes? --
_g3.
_tLanguage Contact in the Middle Ages --
_g4.
_tFrom Middle English to Early Modern English --
_g5.
_tThe Process of Standardisation --
_g6.
_tColonialism, Imperialism and the Spread of English --
_g7.
_tMoves Towards Present Day English --
_g8.
_tGlobal English and Beyond --
_gPart 2.
_tA Developing Language --
_g1.
_tUnderstanding Old English --
_g2.
_tVarieties of Old English --
_g3.
_tThe Emergence of Middle English --
_g4.
_tSound Shifts --
_g5.
_tWriting in Early Modern English --
_g6.
_tThe Development of American English --
_g7.
_tInternational English --
_g8.
_tThe Globalisation of English --
_gPart 3.
_tExploring the History of English --
_g1.
_tThe Roots of English --
_g2.
_tRegions and Dialects --
_g3.
_tFrom Old English to Middle English --
_g4.
_tCodification and Attitudes Towards English --
_g5.
_tFurther Elements of Grammar in Early Modern English --
_g6.
_tEnglish in the New World --
_g7.
_tPresent Day Englishes --
_g8.
_tThe Future of English? --
_gPart 4.
_tReadings in the History of English --
_g1.
_tVocabulary in Old English --
_g2.
_tOld English Dialects --
_g3.
_tThe Influence of French --
_g4.
_tChanges in Pronunciation --
_g5.
_t'Fixing' the Language --
_g6.
_tAmerican English --
_g7.
_tA Corpus Approach to Linguistic Development --
_g8.
_tPredicting the Future.
520 _a"History of English provides students with the historical and contextual background to the study of English and answers the questions of why and how the English language has come to be written and spoken as it is today. This book provides a fresh perspective and innovative insight into an area that is often dealt with in a prosaic and dry manner. History of English: provides a comprehensive introduction to the history of English covers the origins of English, the change from Old to Middle English and the influence of other languages on English provides key reading from leading figures in the field such as Jean Aitchison, Dick Leith, Bruce Mitchell and David Graddol is accompanied by a supporting website. Structured to reflect the chronological development of the English language, History of English describes and explains the changes in the language over a span of 1500 years, covering all aspects from phonology and grammar, to the register and discourse. The book also considers international varieties of Englishes and the most recent developments in the history of English. Incorporating examples from a wide variety of texts History of English provides an interactive and structured textbook that will be essential reading for all students of English language and linguistics."--Publisher's website.
588 _aMachine converted from AACR2 source record.
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