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History of English (3rd Ed.)
Language Workbooks Series
Author: Culpeper Jonathan
Language: EnglishSubject for History of English:
Keywords
Punctus Elevatus; WORLD ENGLISHES; History of English; English Grammar; History of Early English; Historia Ecclesiastica Gentis Anglorum; dialect; OED Entry; Jonathan Culpeper; Global Englishes; Scottish Gaelic; standardisation; Appendix Iv; grammar; Great Vowel Shift; Old English; Inflectional Complexity; Middle English; Indo-European Family Tree; Early Modern English; Estuary English; Modern English; Strat Ford; A History of the English Language; Strong Verb Pattern; Main Verb; Richard Hudson; Inkhorn Controversy; Celtic Hypothesis; English English; Functional Conversion; Dictionary Type Definition; RP Speaker; Placename Elements; Punctuation Forms; Midlands Dialect; Auxiliary Verbs
Publication date: 08-2015
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Routledge Language Workbooks provide absolute beginners with practical introductions to core areas of language study. Books in the series provide comprehensive coverage of the area as well as a basis for further investigation. Each Language Workbook guides the reader through the subject using ?hands-on? language analysis, equipping them with the basic analytical skills needed to handle a wide range of data. Written in a clear and simple style, with all technical concepts fully explained, Language Workbooks can be used for independent study or as part of a taught class.
History of English:
? examines the history of the English language in order to explain the English that is used today
? introduces key linguistic concepts
? provides ?discussion points? to generate debate
? encourages readers to think critically about the subject
? involves readers in collecting and analysing their own data
? contains a ?mini-corpus? of texts, used for exercises and to illustrate points raised in the commentary
Revised throughout, this updated edition integrates the latest research on the history of English, including an additional chapter on English letters and punctuation, and an updated bibliography. History of English, 3rd edition provides an essential introduction and workbook for students coming to this subject for the first time.
Acknowledgements
Using this book
1 The birth of English: clues in placenames
2 Investigating change in English
3 Marks on the page: letters and punctuation
4 Spellings and speech sounds
5 Borrowing words
6 New words from old
7 Changing meanings
8 Grammar I: nouns and inflections
9 Grammar II: verbs, inflections and word-order
10 Dialects in England
11 Standardisation
12 World Englishes
Appendix
Index
Jonathan Culpeper is a professor in the Department of Linguistics and English Language at Lancaster University.