A history of English

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ISBN 10: 398554042X / ISBN 13: 9783985540426

Published by Language Science Press, Language Science Press Jun 2022, 2022

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Neuware -Where does today¿s English language come from This book takes its readers on a journey back in time, from present-day varieties to the Old English of Beowulf and beyond. Written for students with little or no background inlinguistics, and reflecting the latest scholarship, it showcases the variation and change present throughout the history of English, and includes numerous exercises and sample texts for every period. The reverse-chronological approach taken by this book sets it apart from all existing textbooks of the last fifty years. Innovative features also include its focus on variation, multilingualism and language contact, its use of texts from outside the literary canon, and its inclusion of case studies from syntax, sociophonetics and historical pragmatics. 460 pp. Englisch.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A history of English
• Publisher: Language Science Press, Language Science Press Jun 2022
• Publication Date: 2022
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 398554042X
• ISBN 13: 9783985540426
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 246W x 175H x 34D millimeters 246 millimeters width by 175 millimeters height by 34 millimeters depth
• Weight: 1048 grams

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Where does today's English language come from? This book takes its readers on a journey back in time, from present-day varieties to the Old English of Beowulf and beyond. Written for students with little or no background in linguistics, and reflecting the latest scholarship, it showcases the variation and change present throughout the history of English, and includes numerous exercises and sample texts for every period. The reverse-chronological approach taken by this book sets it apart from all existing textbooks of the last fifty years. Innovative features also include its focus on variation, multilingualism and language contact, its use of texts from outside the literary canon, and its inclusion of case studies from syntax, sociophonetics and historical pragmatics.