From Old English to Standard English: A Course Book in Language Variations Across Time (Studies in English Language, 9) - Softcover

Freeborn, Dennis

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1403998809 ISBN 13: 9781403998804

Publisher: Red Globe Press, 2006

Synopsis

This practical and informative course book leads the student through the development of the language from Old English, through Middle and Early Modern English to the establishment of Standard English in the eighteenth century. This third edition has been expanded to provide more guidance and background information for students. New sections have also been added to outline the development of writing hands and provide a brief introduction to palaeography. The book also now has a fully integrated supplemental website.

About this title

About the Author:

DENNIS FREEBORN was Head of Language Studies at the College of Ripon and York St. John, UK, until 1984, and was Chief Examiner in English Language Studies for the London University Schools Examinations Board. He is the author of A Course Book in English Grammar and Varieties of English, both also published by Palgrave Macmillan.

Review:

Praise for the previous edition:
"This volume is so crammed with examples from across the centuries that it is a pleasure to browse through its pages."--The Guardian

About this edition

• Publisher: Red Globe Press
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 1403998809
• ISBN 13: 9781403998804
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 480