The English Language: A Linguistic History - Couverture souple

Brinton

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0195422058 ISBN 13 : 9780195422054

Editeur : Oxford University Press, Canada, 2005

Synopsis

Book by Brinton Laurel J Arnovick Leslie K

A propos du livre

Biographie de l'auteur

Laurel J. Brinton, professor, University of British Columbia, specializes in English language studies and in the interface between language and literature. In addition to co-authoring The English Language: A Linguistic History, she is currently co-editing the two-volume Handbook of Historical English Linguistics (Mouton) and serves as an associate editor of the revision of the Dictionary of Canadianisms on Historical Principles. Leslie K. Arnovick, professor, University of British Columbia, published her first book, The Development of Future Constructions in English, in 1991. In addition to co-authoring The English Language: A Linguistic History, she has also written several monographs profiling medieval English.

Présentation de l'éditeur

The English Language surveys the development of the English language from its Indo-European past to the present day. Beginning with a discussion of how language changes, the text examines historical change in English from its Indo-European start through its major periods (Old English, Middle English, Early Modern English, and Modern English).

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Oxford University Press, Canada
• Date d'édition: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0195422058
• ISBN 13: 9780195422054
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 542