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Unlike other histories of the English language, this introduction cuts away traditional divisions into old, middle and modern English to chart the rise of and changes in standard English. It covers the English and historical background, changes in phonology, vocabulary and syntax, and offers close analyses of individual texts of English from a wide range of periods. The final chapter focuses on the place of English as a world language and the growing array of the varieties of English spoken today. A useful appendix gives definitions of technical terms and phonetic symbols.
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About the Author
N. F. Blake is Professor of English Language and Linguistics at the University of Sheffield in England.
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'a comprehensive introduction...detailed, scholarly and persuasive...the book's continued relevance to our contemporary arguments and language makes his account particularly stimulating.' - Brian Cox, Times Educational Supplement
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- PublisherRed Globe Press
- Publication date1996
- ISBN 10 0333609840
- ISBN 13 9780333609842
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages400
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