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020			_a9781138236233
082			_a420.9 BAU
100			_aBaugh, Albert C
245			_aHistory of the English Language
250			_a6
260			_bRoutledge _c2013 _aLondon
300			_a446
520			_aA 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			_aEnglish literature-History and criticism
650			_aEngland--Intellectual life
700			_aCable, Thomas
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