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Nineteenth-Century English: Stability and Change (Studies in English Language)

By Merja Kytö , Mats Rydén , Erik Smitterberg

Book information

Year
2006
ISBN
0521861063, 9780521861069, 9780511349744
Open Library ID
OL17207446M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (2596011 bytes)
Pages
316\317
Scanned
yes
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

This volume of Studies in English Language focuses on the nineteenth century, an important period of both stability and change for the English language. Through ten detailed case studies, it highlights the relationships between English, its users, and nineteenth-century society, looking particularly at gender differences and variation across genres. It also discusses major structural aspects of nineteenth-century English, such as nouns, verbs and adjectives, and Germanic vs. Romance vocabulary. Although the nineteenth century is often viewed as a relatively stable period in the development of the language, this volume shows the 1800s to be a time of significant change, some of which continued into the twentieth century. By making comparisons possible with both earlier and later periods, it makes an important contribution to our overall understanding of the history of the English language.

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