From Old English to Standard English by Dennis Freeborn

From Old English to Standard English by Dennis Freeborn

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Traces the development of language from Old English through Middle English to the establishment of Standard English in the eighteenth century. The book is based upon linguistic description, with commentaries forming a series of case studies. A second revised edition, in the STUDIES IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE series.

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From Old English to Standard English by Dennis Freeborn

A visual volume which traces the development of the language from Old English, through Middle and Early Middle English to the establishment of Standard English in the 18th century. The core of the book is a series of nearly 200 historical texts, of which more than half are reproduced in facsimile, exemplifying the progressive changes in the language. The book is firmly based upon linguistic description, with commentaries forming a series of case studies which demonstrate the evidence for language change at every level - handwriting, spelling, punctuation, vocabulary, grammar and meaning.
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ISBN 13 9780333691557
ISBN 10 0333691555
Titre From Old English to Standard English
Auteur Dennis Freeborn
Série Studies In English Language
État Non disponible
Type de reliure Paperback
Éditeur Palgrave Macmillan
Année de publication 1998-06-30
Nombre de pages 504
Note de couverture La photo du livre est présentée à titre d'illustration uniquement. La reliure, la couverture ou l'édition réelle peuvent varier.
Note Non disponible