Written by one of the foremost authorities on the English language, this book offers a fascinating look at the history of English, focusing on its early development and subsequent spread around the world. Engaging and accessible, it is ideal reading for anyone interested in the history of the English Language.
Written by one of the foremost authorities on the English language, this book offers a fascinating look at the history of English, focusing on its early development and subsequent spread around the world. Engaging and accessible, it is ideal reading for anyone interested in the history of the English Language.
Peter Trudgill is Emeritus Professor of English Linguistics at Fribourg University and Honorary Professor of Sociolinguistics at the University of East Anglia. He has honorary doctorates from the Universities of Uppsala, East Anglia, La Trobe, British Columbia, Patras, Murcia and Lublin. Recent publications include European Language Matters (2021), Millennia of Language Change (2020) and Dialect Matters (2016).
Inhaltsangabe
Prologue: a view from the birthplace; 1. Where it all started: the language which became English; 2. The journey begins: the first movement south; 3. Interlude: a view from the Celtic island; 4. Heading west again: the North Sea crossing 400 600; 5. Anglo-Saxons and Celts in the English highlands 600 800; 6. And further west: across the Irish Sea 800 1200; 7. Atlantic crossing: on to the Americas 1600 1800; 8. Onwards to the Pacific shore; 9. Across the Equator: into the Southern Hemisphere 1800 1900; 10. Some turning back: English in retreat; 11. Meanwhile Britain and the British Isles from 1600; 12. Transcultural diffusion: the New Native Englishes; Epilogue: sixteen hundred years on.
Prologue: a view from the birthplace; 1. Where it all started: the language which became English; 2. The journey begins: the first movement south; 3. Interlude: a view from the Celtic island; 4. Heading west again: the North Sea crossing 400 600; 5. Anglo-Saxons and Celts in the English highlands 600 800; 6. And further west: across the Irish Sea 800 1200; 7. Atlantic crossing: on to the Americas 1600 1800; 8. Onwards to the Pacific shore; 9. Across the Equator: into the Southern Hemisphere 1800 1900; 10. Some turning back: English in retreat; 11. Meanwhile Britain and the British Isles from 1600; 12. Transcultural diffusion: the New Native Englishes; Epilogue: sixteen hundred years on.
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