190 Pages
by
Routledge
190 Pages
by
Routledge
190 Pages
by
Routledge
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This book presents a new interpretation of the history of English. Access to large corpuses of English has allowed scholars to assess the minutiae of linguistic change with much greater precision than before, often pinpointing the beginnings of linguistic innovations in place and time. The author uses the findings from this research to relate major historical events to change in the language, in... Read more
The origins of the English language
English and Danish
English and French
English and Latin
The language of England
The language of Revolution
The language of learned and polite persons
The languages of Great Britain
The language of Empire.
English and Danish
English and French
English and Latin
The language of England
The language of Revolution
The language of learned and polite persons
The languages of Great Britain
The language of Empire.
Biography
Gerry Knowles eas formerly Senior Lecturer in Linguistics at the University of Lancaster, UK.
