Watching English Change - An Introduction to Study of Linguistic Change in Standard Englishes

A ground-breaking text which examines the ways language has changed in the twentieth century. It concentrates on standard-English and takes an historical rather than sociolinguistic view of the changes which have occurred. It includes many useful exercises, notes and discussion points.

Sommario

How to use this book
Guide to phonetic symbols

1. Introduction
2. Lexical Change
3. Grammatical Change
4. Sound Change
5. Other Changes

Theoretical Perspective

Info autore

Laurie Bauer

Riassunto

A ground-breaking text which examines the ways language has changed in the twentieth century. It concentrates on standard-English and takes an historical rather than sociolinguistic view of the changes which have occurred. It includes many useful exercises, notes and discussion points.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Bauer, Laurie Bauer, Professor of Linguistics Laurie (Victoria University of Wellington) Bauer
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 14.12.2016
• EAN: 9781138154445
• ISBN: 978-1-138-15444-5
• Pagine: 216
• Serie: Learning about Language; Learning about Language
• Categoria: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Linguistica generale e comparata