The Origins and Development of the English Language

The Origins and Development of the English LanguageAuthor: Pyles, Thomas ; John AlgeoTitle: The Origins and Development of the English LanguagePublication: Thomson LearningEdition: FIRST THUSDescription: First Edition Thus, First Printing. Published by Thomson Learning, 1982. Octavo. Hardcover. Book is like new. Seller ID: 508670Subject: History We Buy Books! Collections - Libraries - Estates - Individual Titles. Message us if you have books to sell!

John Algeo is Professor Emeritus of English at the University of Georgia. He is past president of the American Dialect Society, the Dictionary Society of North America, and the American Name Society. He was an associate editor of the OXFORD COMPANION TO THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE and editor of Volume 6 of the CAMBRIDGE HISTORY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE: ENGLISH IN NORTH AMERICA. He was a Fulbright Senior Research Scholar and a Guggenheim Fellow at University College London and is author of the 2006 Cambridge book BRITISH OR AMERICAN ENGLISH? A HANDBOOK OF WORD AND GRAMMAR PATTERNS.