Description
| Product ID: | 9781107693937 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | US |
| Series: | Canto Classics |
| Title: | The English Language |
| Authors: | Author: Charles Barber, Philip Shaw, Joan Beal |
| Page Count: | 318 |
| Subjects: | Linguistics, linguistics, Historical and comparative linguistics, Historical & comparative linguistics |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating 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. 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. Using dozens of familiar texts, including the English of King Alfred, Shakespeare and Chaucer, the English language is explored in terms of where it came from, where it is going and the global impact it has had, taking into account the many varieties of English that now exist. Stimulating and interesting, it is not only written for specialists on language and linguistics, but also for general readers who take an interest in the subject. |
| Imprint Name: | Cambridge University Press |
| Publisher Name: | Cambridge University Press |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2012-03-29 |
