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Now in its third edition, this is an accessible history of English from prehistory to today, including a supporting website.
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About the Authors
Charles Barber was formerly Reader in English Language and Literature at the University of Leeds. He died in 2000.
Joan C. Beal is Emeritus Professor of English Language at the University of Sheffield. Her publications include English Pronunciation in the Eighteenth Century (1999), English in Modern Times 1700-1945 (2004), An Introduction to Regional Englishes (2010). She is the editor of The New Cambridge History of the English Language, Volume 3 (2025).
Philip A. Shaw is Assistant Professor in Medieval Literary Studies at the University of Durham. His recent publications include Names and Naming in Beowulf (2020).
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