History of English
Subtitle: a resource book for students
By: Dan McIntyre.
Series: Routledge English language introductions
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Abingdon, Oxon; New York, NY
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780415444309; 9780415444293
Subjects: English language -- History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Origins of English; title: The history of English or the history of Englishes?; title: Language contact in the Middle Ages; title: From Middle English to Early Modern English; title: The process of standardisation; title: Colonialism, imperialism, and the spread of English; title: Moves towards present day English; title: Global English and beyond; title: Understanding Old English; title: Varieties of Old English; title: The emergence of Middle English; title: Sound shifts; title: Writing in Early Modern English; title: The development of American English; title: International English; title: The globalisation of English; title: The roots of English; title: Regions and dialects; title: From Old English to Middle English; title: Codification and attitudes towards English; title: Further elements of grammar in Early Modern English; title: English in the new world; title: Present day Englishes; title: The future of English?; title: Vocabulary in Old English; title: Old English dialects; title: The influence of French; title: Changes in pronunciation; title: "Fixing" the language; title: American English; title: A corpus approach to linguistic development; title: Predicting the future.