A History of the English Language

Informationen zum Autor Richard M. Hogg is Smith Professor of Language and Medieval English at the University of Manchester. David Denison is Professor of English Linguistics at the University of Manchester. Klappentext The history and development of English! from the earliest known writings to its status today as a dominant world language! is a subject of major importance to linguists and historians. In this book a team of international experts cover the entire recorded history of the language over fifteen centuries. Zusammenfassung The history and development of English! from the earliest known writings to its status today as a dominant world language! is a subject of major importance to linguists and historians. In this book a team of international experts cover the entire recorded history of the language over fifteen centuries. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Overview David Denison and Richard Hogg; 2. Phonology and morphology Roger Lass; 3. Syntax Olga Fischer and Wim van der Wurff; 4. Vocabulary Dieter Kastovsky; 5. Standardization Terttu Nevalainen and Ingrid Tieken-Boon van Ostade; 6. Names Richard Coates; 7. English in Britain Richard Hogg; 8. English in North America Edward Finegan; 9. English worldwide David Crystal.

Product details

• Authors: David Denison, Fische, Richard M. Hogg, Kastovsky, Las
• Assisted by: Deniso (Editor), David Denison (Editor), Hog (Editor), Richard Hogg (Editor), Richard M. Hogg (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.03.2008
• EAN: 9780521717991
• ISBN: 978-0-521-71799-1
• Dimensions: 175 mm x 248 mm x 30 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies; Non-fiction book