Stephan Gramley

The History of English (eBook, ePUB)

An Introduction

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

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.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 506
• Erscheinungstermin: 8. Oktober 2018
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780429863219
• Artikelnr.: 56837324

Autorenporträt

Stephan Gramley is Studiendirektor for the Department of Linguistic and Literary Studies at Bielefeld University, Germany.

Inhaltsangabe

List of illustrations

List of texts

List of abbreviations

Preface to the first edition

Preface to the second edition

Acknowledgments

Part I Before Britain

Chapter 1 The origins of English (before 450)

Chapter overview

1.1 The origins of human language

1.2 Language change

1.3 Changes in Germanic before the invasions of Britain

1.4 The world of the Germanic peoples

1.5 The Germanic migrations

1.6 Summary

Study questions

Topic of interest for further study

Further reading

Part II Early English in Britain

Chapter 2 Old English: Early Germanic Britain (450-700)

Chapter overview

2.1 The first peoples

2.2 The Germanic incursions

2.3 Introduction to Old English

2.4 The Christianization of England

2.5 Literature in the early Old English period

2.6 Summary

Study questions

Topic of interest for further study

Further reading

Chapter 3 Old English: The Viking invasions and their consequences (700-1066/1100)

Chapter overview

3.1 The Viking invasions

3.2 Linguistic influence of Old Norse (ON)

3.3 Creolization3.4 Alfred's reforms and the West Saxon standard

3.5 Monastic reform, linguistic developments, and literary genres

3.6 Summary

Study questions

Topic of interest for further study

Further reading

Chapter 4 Middle English: The non-standard period (1066/1100 - 1350)

Chapter overview

4.1 Dynastic conflict and the Norman Conquest

4.2 Linguistic features of Middle English in the non-standard period

4.3 French influence on Middle English and the question of creolization

4.4 English literature

4.5 Dialectal diversity in early ME

4.6 Summary

Study questions

Topic of interest for further study

Further reading

Chapter 5 Middle English: The emergence of Standard English (1350-1500)

Chapter overview

5.1. Political and social turmoil and demographic developments

5.2 The expansion of domains

5.3 Chancery English (Chancery Standard)

5.4 Literature in the late ME period

5.5 Variation in late ME

5.6 Summary

Study questions

Topic of interest for further study

Further reading

Chapter 6 Early Modern English period (1500-1700)

Chapter overview

6.1 The Early Modern English Period

6.2 Early Modern English

6.3 Regulation and codification

6.4 Religious and scientific prose and belles lettres

6.5 Variation: South and North

6.6 Summary

Study questions

Topic of interest for further study

Further reading

Part III Britain and beyond

Chapter 7 The spread of English (since the late sixteenth century)

Chapter overview

7.1 Social-historical background

7.2 European expansion and the slave trade

7.3 North America

7.4 The Southern Hemisphere

7.5 Second- and foreign-language countries (ESL and EFL)

7.6 Summary

Study questions

Topic of interest for further study

Further reading

Chapter 8 Standard and non-standard English (Modern English)

Chapter overview

8.1 Standard English and General English

8.2 English in England, Wales, Scotland - and Ireland

8.3 North American English

8.4 Southern Hemisphere English

8.5 Ethnicity and language

8.6 Summary

Study questions

Topic of interest for further study

Further reading

Chapter 9 English pidgins, English creoles, and English (since the early seventeenth century)

Chapter overview

9.1 Pidgins

9.2 Creoles

9.3 Pidgin and creole communities

9.4 Theories of origins

9.5 History and textual examples

9.6 Summary

Study questions

Topic of interest for further study

Further reading

Chapter 10 Grammatical change in Modern English

Chapter overview

10.1 Grammatical developments and word order

10.2 The noun phrase

10.3 The verb phrase: development of full ModE paradigm

10.4 Other: conjunctions and prepositions

10.5 Substrate influence

10.6 Summary

Study questions

Topic of interest for further study

Further reading

Chapter 11 Pronunciation change in Modern English

Chapter overview

11.1. Introduction and principles of pronunciation change

11.2 The reference accents and other national accents

11.3. Consonants in ModE

11.4 Vowels in ModE

11.5 Vowel changes in ModE: chain shifts and mergers

11.6 Summary

Study questions

Topic of interest for further study

Further reading

Chapter 12 Vocabulary and spelling change in Modern English

Chapter overview

12.1 New words and old

12.2 Borrowing

12.3 Word formation

12.4 Pragmatics

12.5 Modern English spelling

12.6 Summary

Study questions

Topic of interest for further study

Further reading

Part IV Worldwide English

Chapter 13 Global English (since 1945)

Chapter overview

13.1 The beginnings of Global English

13.2 Media dominance

13.3 Features of medialized language

13.4 English in a world-wide context

13.5 Bilingualism, code-switching, and hybrid languages

13.6 Summary

Study questions

Topic of interest for further study

Further reading

The International Phonetic Alphabet

Glossary

General Bibliography

Index

Rezensionen

"This updated edition contains a wealth of new material and is thus a veritable treasure trove documenting the history and development of the English language. With its global perspective, detailed textual analyses, accessible style and fascinating historical, linguistic and cultural contextualisation, it cannot fail to enthuse and motivate students of the English language and their teachers."

Catherine Watts, University of Brighton, UK

"Stephan Gramley's book provides a valuable description of the linguistic and sociocultural factors that have influenced the development of English from its origins to its current versions around the world. The variety of examples and material provides students of various academic backgrounds an accessible and thorough source to understand both the development and current state of English."

William J. Crawford, Northern Arizona University, USA