A HISTORY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE by Albert C. Baugh, Thomas Cable ( 9780415655965 )

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A HISTORY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE

By:

Albert C. Baugh, Thomas Cable

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041565596X

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9780415655965

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TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD

Pub. date:

1 August, 2012

Pages:

464

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**NOT FOR SALE IN THE USA, CANADA OR THE PHILIPPINES** A History of the English Language explores the linguistic and cultural development of English from the Roman conquest of England to the present day to provide a comprehensive overview of the different aspects of its history. This best-selling classic textbook has been revised and updated and encourages the reader to develop both an understanding of present-day English and an enlightened attitude toward the issues affecting the language today. New features of the sixth edition include: * an additional chapter titled 'English in the Twenty-first Century', which examines the future of English and other global languages and includes an assessment of Chinese as a world language * an in-depth treatment of phonological changes, such as the placement of the Great Vowel Shift as a bridge between Middle English and Renaissance English * further coverage of corpus linguistics, especially for Renaissance English * fresh sections on accent and register * a new survey of the recent debate between "creolists" and "neo-Anglicists" on the origins of African American Vernacular English.Balanced and wide-ranging, this textbook is a must-read for any student studying the history of the English language

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