A History of English by Barbara Fennell
This work presents a concise account of the history of the English language, from the point of view of current theories of language variation and change. It provides a socio-historical background for each period, followed by a discussion of its major linguistic developments.
"[Fennell] gives an excellent account of the global spread of modern English" Times Higher Education Supplement
"Offers an excellent background in the history of the world's second language." Geolinguistics
Barbara A. Fennell is Senior Lecturer in Linguistics at the University of Aberdeen. She is the author of Language, Literature and the Negotiation of Identity (1998).
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| ISBN 13 | 9780631200734 |
| ISBN 10 | 0631200738 |
| Title | A History of English |
| Author | Barbara Fennell |
| Series | Blackwell Textbooks In Linguistics |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | John Wiley and Sons Ltd |
| Year published | 2000-12-28 |
| Number of pages | 304 |
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