A History of the English Language
5th Edition
Published on 22. February 2002
Book
Hardback
447 pages
978-0-13-015166-7 (ISBN)
Description
For courses in the History of the English Language (English Composition).
Comprehensive and balanced, this classic exploration of the history of the English language combines internal linguistic history and external cultural history-from the Middle Ages to the present. Students are encouraged to develop both an understanding of present-day English and an enlightened attitude toward questions affecting the language today.
Comprehensive and balanced, this classic exploration of the history of the English language combines internal linguistic history and external cultural history-from the Middle Ages to the present. Students are encouraged to develop both an understanding of present-day English and an enlightened attitude toward questions affecting the language today.
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Edition
5th edition
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Pearson Education (US)
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 158 mm
Width: 235 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
742 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-13-015166-7 (9780130151667)
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Content
1. English Present and Future.
2. The Indo-European Family of Languages.
3. Old English.
4. Foreign Influences on Old English.
5. The Norman Conquest and the Subjection of English, 1066-1200.
6. The Re-Establishment of English, 1200-1500.
7. Middle English.
8. The Renaissance, 1500-1650.
9. The Appeal to Authority, 1650-1800.
10. The Nineteenth Century and After.
11. The English Language in America.
Appendix A: Specimens of the Middle English Dialects.
Appendix B: English Spelling.
Index.
2. The Indo-European Family of Languages.
3. Old English.
4. Foreign Influences on Old English.
5. The Norman Conquest and the Subjection of English, 1066-1200.
6. The Re-Establishment of English, 1200-1500.
7. Middle English.
8. The Renaissance, 1500-1650.
9. The Appeal to Authority, 1650-1800.
10. The Nineteenth Century and After.
11. The English Language in America.
Appendix A: Specimens of the Middle English Dialects.
Appendix B: English Spelling.
Index.