Charles Barber, Joan Beal (University of Sheffield), Philip Shaw (University of Sheffield)

The English Language

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This bestselling text by Charles Barber, with updating contributions from Joan C. Beal and Philip A. Shaw, recounts the history of the English language from its remote ancestry to the present day.

Produktdetails

• Canto Classics
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• 2., überarb. Aufl.
• Seitenzahl: 320
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. März 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 456g
• ISBN-13: 9781107693937
• ISBN-10: 1107693934
• Artikelnr.: 35119351

Inhaltsangabe

1. What is language?; 2. The flux of language; 3. The Indo-European languages; 4. The Germanic languages; 5. Old English; 6. Norsemen and Normans; 7. Middle English; 8. Early Modern English; 9. Late Modern English; 10. English as a world language; 11. English today and tomorrow.

Rezensionen

'A clear, readable introduction to language ... the layers of vocabulary are dealt with brilliantly ...' Good Book Guide