
A History of the English Language
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Fully revised and updated, the new edition includes the latest developments in the field and offers:
- An updated coverage of corpus linguistics and the development of syntax
- Current debates about pronouns, technology and the internet
- Revised discussions on dialects in the UK and US
- Expanded coverage of Global Englishes and a fuller discussion of language contact
- Newly organised and updated chapter bibliographies
Balanced and wide-ranging, this textbook is a must-read for any student studying the history of the English language.
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Thomas Cable is the Jane Weinert Blumberg Chair Emeritus in English at the University of Texas at Austin, USA.
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