English Language - 2nd Edition

Klappentext This bestselling text by Charles Barber recounts the history of the English language from its ancestry to the present day. Zusammenfassung This bestselling text by Charles Barber! with updating contributions from Joan C. Beal and Philip A. Shaw! recounts the history of the English language from its remote ancestry to the present day. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. What is language?; 2. The flux of language; 3. The Indo-European languages; 4. The Germanic languages; 5. Old English; 6. Norsemen and Normans; 7. Middle English; 8. Early Modern English; 9. Late Modern English; 10. English as a world language; 11. English today and tomorrow.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Barber, Charles Barber, Charles Beal Barber, Joan Beal, Joan (University of Sheffield) Beal, Joan C. Beal, Philip Shaw, Philip (University of Sheffield) Shaw, Philip A. Shaw
• Editore: Cambridge University Press Academic
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 29.03.2012
• EAN: 9781107693937
• ISBN: 978-1-107-69393-7
• Dimensioni: 140 mm x 215 mm x 17 mm
• Serie: Cambridge Approaches to Linguistics; Canto Classics; Cambridge Approaches to Linguistics; Canto Classics
• Categorie: Libri scolastici; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Letteratura / linguistica inglese