ENGLISH

Studying the History of Early English

By Simon Horobin

Book information

Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Year
2009
ISBN
0230551378, 9780230551374
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
807 kB (826405 bytes)
Series
Perspectives on the English Language
Edition
2009
Pages
224\165
Time added
2020-04-02 11:45:59

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. Contents Series Editors’ Preface Preface 1 Studying Language Change 2 Evidence 3 Standardization 4 Spellings and Sounds 5 The Lexicon 6 Morphology 7 Corpus Studies Bibliography Index

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