“A” History of the English Language
Title | “A” History of the English Language PDF eBook |
Author | Albert C. Baugh |
Publisher | |
Pages | 438 |
Release | 1980 |
Genre | English language |
ISBN |
A History of the English Language
Title | A History of the English Language PDF eBook |
Author | Albert Croll Baugh |
Publisher | |
Pages | 506 |
Release | 1963 |
Genre | English language |
ISBN | 9780133891553 |
This Language, A River
Title | This Language, A River PDF eBook |
Author | K. Aaron Smith |
Publisher | Broadview Press |
Pages | 354 |
Release | 2017-12-05 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | 155481362X |
This Language, A River is an introduction to the history of English that recognizes multiple varieties of the language in both current and historical contexts. Developed over years of undergraduate teaching, the book helps students both to grasp traditional histories of English and to extend and complicate those histories. Exercises throughout provide opportunities for puzzling out concepts, committing terms and data to memory, and applying ideas. A comprehensive glossary and up-to-date bibliographies help to guide further study.
A History of the English Language
Title | A History of the English Language PDF eBook |
Author | Norman Blake |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
Pages | 398 |
Release | 1996-10-02 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | 1349249548 |
Unlike other histories of the English language, this introduction cuts away traditional divisions into old, middle and modern English to chart the rise of and changes in standard English. It covers the English and historical background, changes in phonology, vocabulary and syntax, and offers close analyses of individual texts of English from a wide range of periods. The final chapter focuses on the place of English as a world language and the growing array of the varieties of English spoken today. A useful appendix gives definitions of technical terms and phonetic symbols.
How English Became English
Title | How English Became English PDF eBook |
Author | Simon Horobin |
Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Pages | 188 |
Release | 2016 |
Genre | English language |
ISBN | 0198754272 |
The English language is a subject of fascination for many people and is frequently the subject of lively debate in the media. In this book, Simon Horobin considers the rich history of the English language, before moving to discuss its role, status, and future.
Made in America
Title | Made in America PDF eBook |
Author | Bill Bryson |
Publisher | Random House |
Pages | 594 |
Release | 2016-09-08 |
Genre | Americanisms |
ISBN | 1784161861 |
'Funny, wise, learned and compulsive' - GQ Bill Bryson turns away from travelling the highways and byways of middle America, so hilariously depicted in his bestselling The Lost Continent, The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid and Notes from a Big Country, for a fast, exhilarating ride along the Route 66 of American language and popular culture. In Made in America, Bryson tells the story of how American arose out of the English language, and along the way, de-mythologizes his native land - explaining how a dusty desert hamlet with neither woods nor holly became Hollywood, how the Wild West wasn't won, why Americans say 'lootenant' and 'Toosday', how they were eating junk food long before the word itself was cooked up - as well as exposing the true origins of the words G-string, blockbuster, poker and snafu. 'A tremendously sassy work, full of zip, pizzazz and all those other great American qualities' Will Self, Independent on Sunday
The Virtual Linguistics Campus
Title | The Virtual Linguistics Campus PDF eBook |
Author | Jürgen Handke, Peter Franke |
Publisher | Waxmann Verlag |
Pages | 328 |
Release | 2006 |
Genre | Internet in education |
ISBN | 383096689X |