History of the English Language (Record no. 50998)

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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9781138236233
082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 420.9 BAU
100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Baugh, Albert C
245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT
Title History of the English Language
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Edition statement 6
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT)
Name of publisher, distributor, etc Routledge
Date of publication, distribution, etc 2013
Place of publication, distribution, etc London
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent 446
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc 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 has been revised and updated and encourages the reader to develop both an understanding of present-day English and an enlightened attitude toward the issues affecting the language today. New features of the sixth edition an additional chapter titled 'English in the Twenty-first Century', which examines the future of English and other global languages and includes an assessment of Chinese as a world language an in-depth treatment of phonological changes, such as the placement of the Great Vowel Shift as a bridge between Middle English and Renaissance English further coverage of corpus linguistics, especially for Renaissance English fresh sections on accent and register a new survey of the recent debate between 'creolists' and 'neo-Anglicists' on the origins of African American Vernacular English. Balanced and wide-ranging, this textbook is a must-read for any student studying the history of the English Language.
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element English literature-History and criticism
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name as entry element England--Intellectual life
700 ## - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Cable, Thomas
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Koha item type Book
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