History of English by Jonathan Culpeper

History of English by Jonathan Culpeper

Whilst maintaining the accessibility for the beginner, the level of this second edition has been raised by the addition of much more detail, a greater focus on theories and controversies, and a clearer route to key works in the field. History of English: examines the history of the English language in order to explain the English that is used today introduces key linguistic concepts provides 'discussion points' to generate debate involves readers in collecting and analyzing their own data contains a 'mini-corpus' of texts, used for exercises and to illustrate points raised in the commentary. Revised throughout, this updated edition contains a new internet resource section and an updated further reading section, to help readers take their study further.

'This second edition … retains the outstanding features of the first edition – it covers all the topics relevant to a study of the history of EnglishIn addition, the second edition brings with it a new rigour and a fuller and more careful and detailed account of, in particular, spelling and speech sounds, grammar, dialects and standardisation. I congratulate the author on the improvements made in this second edition.' – Sue Powell, University of Salford, UK

Jonathan Culpeper is based a the Department of Linguistics and Modern English Language at the University of Lancaster.

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ISBN 13	9780415341844
ISBN 10	0415341841
Titel	History of English
Autor	Jonathan Culpeper
Serie	Language Workbooks
Buchzustand	Nicht verfügbar
Bindungsart	Paperback
Verlag	Taylor & Francis Ltd
Erscheinungsjahr	2005-07-15
Seitenanzahl	144
Hinweis auf dem Einband	Die Abbildung des Buches dient nur Illustrationszwecken, die tatsächliche Bindung, das Cover und die Auflage können sich davon unterscheiden.