A Companion to the History of the English Language

ISBN 10: 0470657936 / ISBN 13: 9780470657935

Published by John Wiley & Sons, 2011

About this Item

pp. xxxiii + 690 Illus., Maps.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Companion to the History of the English Language
• Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
• Publication Date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0470657936
• ISBN 13: 9780470657935
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: New

About this title

Synopsis

A Companion to the History of the English Language addresses the linguistic, cultural, social, and literary approaches to language study. The first text to offer a complete survey of the field, this volume provides the most up-to-date insights of leading international scholars.

• An accessible reference to the history of the English language
• Comprises more than sixty essays written by leading international scholars
• Aids literature students in incorporating language study into their work
• Includes an historical survey of the English language, from its Germanic and Indo- European beginnings to modern British and American English
• Enriched with maps, diagrams, and illustrations from historical publications
• Introduces the latest scholarship in the field

About the Author

Haruko Momma is Associate Professor of English at New York University. She is the author of The Composition of Old English Poetry (1997) and From Philology to English Studies: Language and Culture in the Nineteenth Century (2009).

Michael Matto is Assistant Professor of English and Director of Writing Programs at Adelphi University. He has published articles on Old English language, literature, and culture, and is currently editing (with Greg Delanty) a collection of new literary translations of Old English poems (2009).