The origins and development of the English language
This text is intended for History of the English Language courses that are generally taken by linguistics and English majors as well as future teachers of English (for whom the course is often required)
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Boston, Massachusetts :
Wadsworth Cengage Learning ,
c2010
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| Edition: | 6th ed |
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Table of Contents:
- 1. Language and the english language: an introduction
- 2. The sounds of current english
- 3. Letters and sounds: a brief history of writing
- 4. The backgrounds of english
- 5. The old english period (449-1100)
- 6. The middle english period (1100 - 1500)
- 7. The early modern english period (1500 - 1800): society, spellings, and sounds
- 8. The early modern english period (1500 - 1800): forms, syntax, and usage
- 9. Late modern english (1800 - present)
- 10. Words and meanings
- 11. New word from old
- 12. Foreign elements in the english word stock