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The history of English : An introduction / Stephan Gramley.

By: Material type: TextLanguage: English Publication details: London : Routledge, 2012.Edition: 2nd edDescription: xxxi, 473 p.: color illustrations, maps ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9781138501089
  • 9781138501096
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 420.9 22 GRA
Contents:
PART I:BEFORE BRITAIN PART II:EARLY ENGLISH IN BRITAIN PART III:BRITAIN AND BEYOND PART IV:WORLD-WIDE ENGLISH
Summary: "The History of English: An Introduction provides a chronological analysis of the linguistic, social, and cultural development of the English language, from before its establishment in Britain around the year 450 to the present. Each chapter represents a new stage in the development of the language from Old English through Middle English to Modern Global English, all illustrated with a rich and diverse selection of primary texts showing changes in language resulting from contact, conquest and domination, and the expansion of English around the world. The History of English goes beyond the usual focus on English in the UK and the USA to include the wider global course of the language during and following the Early Modern English period. This perspective therefore also includes a historical review of English in its pidgin and creole varieties and as a native and/or second language in the Caribbean, Africa, Asia, and Australasia"--
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

PART I:BEFORE BRITAIN PART II:EARLY ENGLISH IN BRITAIN PART III:BRITAIN AND BEYOND PART IV:WORLD-WIDE ENGLISH

"The History of English: An Introduction provides a chronological analysis of the linguistic, social, and cultural development of the English language, from before its establishment in Britain around the year 450 to the present. Each chapter represents a new stage in the development of the language from Old English through Middle English to Modern Global English, all illustrated with a rich and diverse selection of primary texts showing changes in language resulting from contact, conquest and domination, and the expansion of English around the world. The History of English goes beyond the usual focus on English in the UK and the USA to include the wider global course of the language during and following the Early Modern English period. This perspective therefore also includes a historical review of English in its pidgin and creole varieties and as a native and/or second language in the Caribbean, Africa, Asia, and Australasia"--