Nineteenth-Century English: Stability and Change (Studies in English Language) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0521861063 ISBN 13: 9780521861069

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2006

Synopsis

This volume of Studies in English Language focuses on the nineteenth century, an important period of both stability and change for the English language. Through ten detailed case studies, it highlights the relationships between English, its users, and nineteenth-century society, looking particularly at gender differences and variation across genres. It also discusses major structural aspects of nineteenth-century English, such as nouns, verbs and adjectives, and Germanic vs. Romance vocabulary. Although the nineteenth century is often viewed as a relatively stable period in the development of the language, this volume shows the 1800s to be a time of significant change, some of which continued into the twentieth century. By making comparisons possible with both earlier and later periods, it makes an important contribution to our overall understanding of the history of the English language.

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About the Authors

Merja Kytö is Professor of English Language, Uppsala University.

Mats Rydén is Professor Emeritus in English, Uppsala University.

Erik Smitterberg is a Post-doctoral Research Fellow in English Linguistics, Stockholm University.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0521861063
• ISBN 13: 9780521861069
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 316
• Editor: Kytö Merja, Rydén Mats, Smitterberg Erik