UID:
almafu_9959695797602883
Format:
1 online resource (xix, 783 pages) :
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digital, PDF file(s).
ISBN:
1-139-05365-5
Content:
This volume deals with the history of the English language from 1776 to 1997. An extensive introduction details the changing socio-historical setting in which English has developed in response to a continuing background of diversity as it was transplanted to North America and beyond. Separate chapters on phonology, syntax, and vocabulary chronicle the linguistic features of the language during this period, taking as the basis for discussion the common core inherited from the sixteenth century and shared by what are now the two principal varieties, American and British English. In addition, there are chapters on English as a literary language, English grammar and usage, and onomastics. A separate volume on North American English is in preparation.
Note:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 18 Nov 2015).
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Introduction/
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Vocabulary /
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Syntax /
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Onomastics /
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Phonology /
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English grammar and usage /
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Literary language /
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 0-521-26477-4
Language:
English
