English in Europe
Published on 23. May 2002
Book
Hardback
348 pages
978-0-19-823714-3 (ISBN)
Description
English in Europe charts the English invasion of Europe since 1945. Distinguished European scholars report on the English words and phrases that have become integral parts of their languages. Each describes the effect of English on the host language, and shows how the process of incorporation often modifies pronunciation and spelling of English words and frequently transforms their meaning and use.
The languages surveyed are Icelandic, Dutch, French, Spanish, Norwegian, German, Italian, Romanian, Polish, Croatian, Finnish, Albanian, Russian, Bulgarian, Hungarian, and Greek. The book is designed as a companion to A Dictionary of European Anglicisms but may be read as an independent work.
This is the first systematic survey of a phenomenon that is fascinating, alarming, and apparently unstoppable.
The languages surveyed are Icelandic, Dutch, French, Spanish, Norwegian, German, Italian, Romanian, Polish, Croatian, Finnish, Albanian, Russian, Bulgarian, Hungarian, and Greek. The book is designed as a companion to A Dictionary of European Anglicisms but may be read as an independent work.
This is the first systematic survey of a phenomenon that is fascinating, alarming, and apparently unstoppable.
Reviews / Votes
The trilogy is a triumph of conception, design and implementation. * Times Higher Education Supplement * Manfred Goerlach ... is a linguistic Sherpa Tenzing leading a whole team of Hillarys. * Times Higher Education Supplement * The volumes edited by Manfred Goerlach form a homogeneous whole and represent the most complete, systematic, and up-to-date study of the impact of English on Europe. Their importance can hardly be overestimated: lexicographers, linguists and students interested in linguistic variation and change, in comparative linguistic studies, and translators will find in them an invaluable aid for their work. Manfred Goelach and his team deserve our warmest congratulations. * Anglia - Zeitschrift fuer Englische Philologie * ... an orderly, comprehensive survey. * Anglia - Zeitschrift fuer Englische Philologie *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 23 mm
Weight
687 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-823714-3 (9780198237143)
Copyright in bibliographic data and cover images is held by Nielsen Book Services Limited or by the publishers or by their respective licensors: all rights reserved.
Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
Manfred Goerlach
English in Europe
Book
02/2004
Oxford University Press
€71.70
Shipment within 15-20 days
Person
Manfred Goerlach is Professor of English and Chair of Linguistics and Medieval Studies in the Department of English at the University of Koeln, Germany.
Content
1. Introduction ; 2. German ; 3. Dutch ; 4. Norwegian ; 5. Icelandic ; 6. French ; 7. Spanish ; 8. Italian ; 9. Romanian ; 10. Russian ; 11. Polish ; 12. Croatian ; 13. Bulgarian ; 14. Finnish ; 15. Hungarian ; 16. Albanian ; 17. Modern Greek