Studying the history of early English
By: Simon Horobin.
Series: Perspectives on the English language
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 154
ISBN-13: 9780230551381
Subjects: English language -- Old English, ca. 450-1100 -- History; English language -- Middle English, 1100-1500 -- History; English language -- Early modern, 1500-1700 -- History; Historical linguistics
Description: "This accessible book introduces students to the latest linguistic approaches and methodologies for studying the history of English. Horobin shows the importance of thinking about why, as well as how, language changes over time and includes practical information on gathering evidence alongside worked-through textual examples"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: Introduction: Studying the History of English * Evidence * Standardization * Spellings and Sounds * Grammar * Lexicon * Glossary of terms.