A History of the English Language explores the linguistic and cultural development of English from the Roman conquest of England to the present day to provide a comprehensive overview of the different aspects of its history. This best-selling classic textbook encourages the reader to develop both an understanding of present-day English and an enlightened attitude toward the issues affecting the language today.
Fully revised and updated, the new edition includes the latest developments in the field and offers:an updated coverage of corpus linguistics and the development of syntaxcurrent debates about pronouns, technology and the internetrevised discussions on dialects in the UK and USexpanded coverage of Global Englishes and a fuller discussion of language contactnewly organized and updated chapter bibliographies.
Balanced and wide-ranging, this textbook is a must-read for any student studying the history of the English language.
| Format |
Häftad |
| Omfång |
412 sidor |
| Språk |
Engelska |
| Förlag |
Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Utgivningsdatum |
2026-02-27 |
| ISBN |
9781032953618 |
