The English language : a historical introduction / Charles Barber, formerly reader in English language and literature, School of English, University of Leeds.
Material type: TextPublisher: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2004Edition: Sixth printingDescription: xi, 299 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 0521785707
- 9780521785709
- 420 BAR 22
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Originally published : 1993.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
What is language? -- The flux of language -- The Indo-European languages -- The Germanic languages -- Old English -- Norsemen and Normans -- Middle English -- Early Modern English -- English in the scientific age -- English as a world language -- English today and tomorrow.
Introduction to the history of the English language, ranging from prehistory to the present day.
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