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Zusatztext "...McIntyre's publication is to be recommended as a useful! modern resource for the teaching of the beginner undergraduate audience it targets..."-- Linguist List! May 2009 Informationen zum Autor University of Huddersfield! UK Klappentext Gives students the main structure and historical framework of the subject. Zusammenfassung Presents a comprehensive introduction to the history of English. This book covers the origins of English! the change from Old to Middle English and the influence of other languages on English. It also covers various aspects from phonology and grammar! to the register and discourse. It is suitable for students of English language and linguistics. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part 1:An External History of English 1. Origins of English 2. The History of English or the History of Englishes? 3. Language Contact in the Middle Ages 4. From Middle English to Early Modern English 5. The Process of Standardisation 6. Colonialism! Imperialism and the Spread of English 7. Moves Towards Present Day English 8. Global English and BeyondPart 2:A Developing Language 1. Understanding Old English 2. Varieties of Old English 3. The Emergence of Middle English 4. Sound Shifts 5. Writing in Early Modern English 6. The Development of American English 7. International English 8. The Globalisation of EnglishPart 3: Exploring the History of English 1. The Roots of English 2. Regions and Dialects 3. From Old English to Middle English 4. Codification and Attitudes Towards English 5. Further Elements of Grammar in Early Modern English 6. English in the New World 7. Present Day Englishes 8. The Future of English?Part 4:Readings in the History of English 1. Vocabulary in Old English 2. Old English Dialects 3. The Influence of French 4. Changes in Pronunciation 5. 'Fixing' the Language 6. American English 7. A Corpus Approach to Linguistic Development 8. Predicting the Future.Further Reading. References ...
