From Old English to Standard English: A Course Book in Language Variation Across Time

Freeborn, Dennis & University Of Ottawa Press

ISBN 10: 0776604694 / ISBN 13: 9780776604695

Published by University of Ottawa Press, 1998

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Tight unmarked book with touch of shelfwear; 6.19 X 1.05 X 9.18 inches; 479 pages.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: From Old English to Standard English: A Course Book in Language Variation Across Time
• Publisher: University of Ottawa Press
• Publication Date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0776604694
• ISBN 13: 9780776604695
• Binding: Softcover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Very Good+
• Seller catalogs:
  • Language/Writing

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Synopsis

This practical and informative course book is a fascinating, visual volume, which 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 18th century. Such wealth of texts, as well as the structured activities and the various case studies, allow the volume to be used not only as a stimulating course text but also as a comprehensive resource book and invaluable reference tool for teachers and students at all levels.

About the Author

Dennis Freeborn was Head of Language Studies at York St John College until 1984, and then Director of York English Language Studies Associates, providing in-service courses and teaching materials. He was Chief Examiner in English Language Studies A-level for the former London University Schools Examinations Board, and is the author of Varieties of English, A Course Book in English Grammar and Style: Text Analysis,and Linguistic Criticism, all published by Palgrave Macmillan.