The History of the English Language - Couverture souple

Burnley, David

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0582312639 ISBN 13 : 9780582312630

Editeur : Routledge, 2000

Synopsis

 A new edition of this comprehensive guide to the history of the English language. The book contains carefully chosen extracts to illustrate the development of English, looking particularly at the stylistic and dialectical variety of English. For the new edition Professor Burnley has expanded the introductory sections, added new selections and increased the number of illustrations. He has also included a newsection covering newspaper advertisements from the 18th Century to the present. A popular guide which explores the development of English from Aelfric to Darwin.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

David Burnley is Head of the Department of English Language and Linguistics at the University of Sheffield. His academic career has focused on the languages and literature of the medieval period, making a special point of the connections between language, literature and culture. His previous publications include the books- Chaucer's Language and the Philosopher's Tradition (1979), The Language of Chaucer (1989), An Annotated Bibliography of the Language of Middle English Literature (with Matsuji Tajima, 1994), Courtliness and Literature in Medieval England (1998).

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Routledge
• Date d'édition: 2000
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0582312639
• ISBN 13: 9780582312630
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 2
• Nombre de pages: 440
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible