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Umfang: 1 online resource : , 18 illus.

ISBN: 9780231510769

Inhalt: Seth Lerer tells a masterful history of the English language from the age of Beowulf to the rap of Eminem. Though many have written about the evolution of English grammar, pronunciation, and vocabulary, only Lerer situates these developments within the larger history of the language, America, and literature. This edition features a new chapter on the influence of biblical translation and an epilogue on the relationship of English speech to writing. A unique blend of historical and personal narrative, Inventing English is the surprising tale of a language that is as dynamic and innovative as the people to whom it belongs.

Anmerkung: Frontmatter -- , Contents -- , A Note on Texts and Letter Forms -- , Introduction: Finding English, Finding Us -- , 1. Caedmon Learns to Sing: Old English and the Origins of Poetry -- , 2. From Beowulf to Wulfstan: The Language of Old English Literature -- , 3. In This Year: The Politics of Language and the End of Old English -- , 4. From Kingdom to Realm: Middle English in a French World -- , 5. Lord of This Langage: Chaucer’s English -- , 6. I Is as Ille a Millere as Are Ye: Middle English Dialects -- , 7. The Great Vowel Shift and the Changing Character of English -- , 8. Chancery, Caxton, and the Making of English Prose -- , 9. I Do, I Will: Shakespeare’s English -- , 10. A Universal Hubbub Wild: New Words and Worlds in Early Modern English -- , 11. Visible Speech: The Orthoepists and the Origins of Standard English -- , 12. A Harmless Drudge: Samuel Johnson and the Making of the Dictionary -- , 13. Horrid, Hooting Stanzas: Lexicography and Literature in American English -- , 14. Antses in the Sugar: Dialect and Regionalism in American Literature -- , 15. Hello, Dude: Mark Twain and the Making of the American Idiom -- , 16. Ready for the Funk: African American English and Its Impact -- , 17. Pioneers Through an Untrodden Forest: The Oxford English Dictionary and Its Readers -- , 18. Listening to Private Ryan: War and Language -- , 19. He Speaks in Your Voice: Everybody’s English -- , Appendix: English Sounds and Their Representation -- , Glossary -- , References and Further Reading -- , Acknowledgments -- , Index , In English.

Sprache: Englisch

DOI: 10.7312/lere13794

URL: https://doi.org/10.7312/lere13794

URL: https://doi.org/10.7312/lere13794

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Umfang: viii, 305 p. : , ill.

Ausgabe: Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.

Anmerkung: Introduction: finding English, finding us -- Caedmon learns to sing : Old English and the origins of poetry -- From Beowulf to Wulfstan : the language of Old English literature -- In this year : the politics of language and the end of Old English -- From kingdom to realm : middle English in a French world -- Lord of this langage : Chaucer's English -- I is an Ille a millere as are ye : Middle English dialects -- The great vowel shift and the changing character of English -- Chancery, Caxton, and the making of English prose -- I do, I will : Shakespeare's English -- A universal hubbub wild : new words and worlds in early modern English -- Visible speech : the Orthoepists and the origins of standard English -- A harmless drudge : Samuel Johnson and the making of the dictionary -- Horrid, hooting stanzas : Lexicography and literature in American English -- Antses in the sugar : dialect and regionalism in American English -- Hello, dude : Mark Twain and the making of the American idiom -- Ready for the funk : African American English and its impact -- Pioneers through an untrodden forest : the Oxford English dictionary and its readers -- Listening to Private Ryan : war and language -- He speaks in your voice : everybody's English.

Sprache: Englisch

Schlagwort(e): Electronic books.

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Umfang: 1 Online-Ressource (viii, 305 pages) , illustrations

Ausgabe: Online-Ausg. [S.l.] HathiTrust Digital Library Electronic reproduction

ISBN: 0231510764 , 023113794X , 9780231510769 , 9780231137942

Inhalt: Presents a history of the English language, beginning with the Old English of the seventh century, through the Great Vowel Shift between the time of Chaucer and Shakespeare, and the later full emergence of modern English

Inhalt: Introduction: finding English, finding us -- Caedmon learns to sing : Old English and the origins of poetry -- From Beowulf to Wulfstan : the language of Old English literature -- In this year : the politics of language and the end of Old English -- From kingdom to realm : middle English in a French world -- Lord of this langage : Chaucer's English -- I is an Ille a millere as are ye : Middle English dialects -- The great vowel shift and the changing character of English -- Chancery, Caxton, and the making of English prose -- I do, I will : Shakespeare's English -- A universal hubbub wild : new words and worlds in early modern English -- Visible speech : the Orthoepists and the origins of standard English -- A harmless drudge : Samuel Johnson and the making of the dictionary -- Horrid, hooting stanzas : Lexicography and literature in American English -- Antses in the sugar : dialect and regionalism in American English -- Hello, dude : Mark Twain and the making of the American idiom -- Ready for the funk : African American English and its impact -- Pioneers through an untrodden forest : the Oxford English dictionary and its readers -- Listening to Private Ryan : war and language -- He speaks in your voice : everybody's English

Anmerkung: Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-287) and index , Use copy Restrictions unspecified star MiAaHDL , Electronic reproduction , Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. , In English

Weitere Ausg.: ISBN 023113794X

Weitere Ausg.: ISBN 9780231137942

Weitere Ausg.: Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Lerer, Seth, 1955- Inventing English New York : Columbia University Press, ©2007

Sprache: Englisch

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