Introducing the history of the English language /
This essential new text provides a comprehensive, modern account of how the English language originated, developed, changed and continues to morph into new forms in contemporary society. It first offers a rigorous, approachable introduction to the building blocks of language itself and then traces E...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Routledge,
[2024].
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| Summary: | This essential new text provides a comprehensive, modern account of how the English language originated, developed, changed and continues to morph into new forms in contemporary society. It first offers a rigorous, approachable introduction to the building blocks of language itself and then traces English language usage's messy development in society, beginning with its origins in the Indo-European language family and continuing chronologically through the Old, Middle, Modern and present-day forms. |
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| Physical Description: | xvi, 282 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781032129716 1032129719 9781032129693 1032129697 |