The English Language: A Linguistic History - Couverture souple

Brinton, Laurel J.; Arnovick, Leslie K.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 019543157X ISBN 13 : 9780195431575

Editeur : Oxford University Press, Canada, 2011

Synopsis

The English Language surveys the development of the English language from its Indo-European past to the present day. It covers the entire history of the English language beginning with its prehistoric origins in Proto-Indo-European and includes thorough coverage of its four major periods: Old English, Middle English, Early Modern English, and Modern English. The second edition features a convenient quick reference guide for reference and review as well as a comprehensive timeline of the major events in the development of English. In addition to fully updated print and web references directing students to the latest research, the new edition also offers enhanced discussion of a number of topics: the effects of media (radio, television, computers) on the language; the socio-cultural causes of change; the expansion of the vocabulary of Modern English during the Renaissance; and the sources and dialects of Canadian English, including consideration of the effects of immigration on the language (illustrated with maps).

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

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.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Oxford University Press, Canada
• Date d'édition: 2011
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 019543157X
• ISBN 13: 9780195431575
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 2
• Nombre de pages: 576
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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