A History of the English Language

A complete history of English, from the earliest known writings to its status today as a dominant world language.

Auteur

Richard M. Hogg is Smith Professor of Language and Medieval English at the University of Manchester. David Denison is Professor of English Linguistics at the University of Manchester.

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The history and development of English, from the earliest known writings to its status today as a dominant world language, is a subject of major importance to linguists and historians. In this book a team of international experts cover the entire recorded history of the language over fifteen centuries.

Contenu

1. Overview David Denison and Richard Hogg; 2. Phonology and morphology Roger Lass; 3. Syntax Olga Fischer and Wim van der Wurff; 4. Vocabulary Dieter Kastovsky; 5. Standardization Terttu Nevalainen and Ingrid Tieken-Boon van Ostade; 6. Names Richard Coates; 7. English in Britain Richard Hogg; 8. English in North America Edward Finegan; 9. English worldwide David Crystal.