History of English : a resource book for students / Dan McIntyre.

By: McIntyre, Dan, 1975- [author]
Language: English Series: Routledge English language introductions series: Publisher: London : Routledge, 2009Description: xiv, 209 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volume ISBN: 9780415444293 (pbk.); 9780415444309 (hbk.); 0415444306 (hbk.); 0415444292 (pbk.)Subject(s): English language -- HistoryGenre/Form: Lehrbuch.DDC classification: 420/.9 LOC classification: PE1075 | .M59 2009Other classification: HE 130 Online resources: Table of contents only | Table of contents
Contents:
Origins of English -- The history of English or the history of Englishes? -- Language contact in the Middle Ages -- From Middle English to Early Modern English -- The process of standardisation -- Colonialism, imperialism, and the spread of English -- Moves towards present day English -- Global English and beyond -- Understanding Old English -- Varieties of Old English -- The emergence of Middle English -- Sound shifts -- Writing in Early Modern English -- The development of American English -- International English -- The globalisation of English -- The roots of English -- Regions and dialects -- From Old English to Middle English -- Codification and attitudes towards English -- Further elements of grammar in Early Modern English -- English in the new world -- Present day Englishes -- The future of English? -- Vocabulary in Old English -- Old English dialects -- The influence of French -- Changes in pronunciation -- "Fixing" the language -- American English -- A corpus approach to linguistic development -- Predicting the future.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [193]-200) and index.

Origins of English -- The history of English or the history of Englishes? -- Language contact in the Middle Ages -- From Middle English to Early Modern English -- The process of standardisation -- Colonialism, imperialism, and the spread of English -- Moves towards present day English -- Global English and beyond -- Understanding Old English -- Varieties of Old English -- The emergence of Middle English -- Sound shifts -- Writing in Early Modern English -- The development of American English -- International English -- The globalisation of English -- The roots of English -- Regions and dialects -- From Old English to Middle English -- Codification and attitudes towards English -- Further elements of grammar in Early Modern English -- English in the new world -- Present day Englishes -- The future of English? -- Vocabulary in Old English -- Old English dialects -- The influence of French -- Changes in pronunciation -- "Fixing" the language -- American English -- A corpus approach to linguistic development -- Predicting the future.

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