Introduction to late modern English
By: Ingrid Tieken-Boon van Ostade.
Series: Edinburgh textbooks on the English language; Edinburgh textbooks on the English language
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Edinburgh
Language: eng
Number of pages: 166
ISBN-13: 9780748625970; 9780748625987
Subjects: English language -- 18th century; English language -- 19th century
Description: It was widely believed that nothing much happened to the English language since the beginning of the 18th century. Research has shown that this is far from true, and this book offers an introduction to a period that forms the tail end of the standardisation process, during which important social changes are reflected in the language.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 147-159) and index.