Albert C. Baugh - Böcker

The paperback edition, in four volumes, of this standard work will make it readily available to students.The scope of the work makes it valuable as a work of reference, connecting one period with another and placing each author clearly in the setting of his time.Reviewing the first edition, The Times Literary Supplement commented: ‘in inclusiveness and in judgment it has few rivals of its kind’.This first volume covers The Middle Ages (to 1500) in two sections: The Old English Period (to 1100) by Kemp Malone (John Hopkins University), and The Middle English Period (1100-1500) by Albert C. Baugh (University of Pennsylvania).

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A History of the English Language explores the linguistic and cultural development of English from the Roman conquest of England to the present day to provide a comprehensive overview of the different aspects of its history. This best-selling classic textbook encourages the reader to develop both an understanding of present-day English and an enlightened attitude toward the issues affecting the language today.Fully revised and updated, the new edition includes the latest developments in the field and offers:an updated coverage of corpus linguistics and the development of syntaxcurrent debates about pronouns, technology and the internetrevised discussions on dialects in the UK and USexpanded coverage of Global Englishes and a fuller discussion of language contactnewly organized and updated chapter bibliographies.Balanced and wide-ranging, this textbook is a must-read for any student studying the history of the English language.

A History of the English Language explores the linguistic and cultural development of English from the Roman conquest of England to the present day to provide a comprehensive overview of the different aspects of its history. This best-selling classic textbook encourages the reader to develop both an understanding of present-day English and an enlightened attitude toward the issues affecting the language today.Fully revised and updated, the new edition includes the latest developments in the field and offers:an updated coverage of corpus linguistics and the development of syntaxcurrent debates about pronouns, technology and the internetrevised discussions on dialects in the UK and USexpanded coverage of Global Englishes and a fuller discussion of language contactnewly organized and updated chapter bibliographies.Balanced and wide-ranging, this textbook is a must-read for any student studying the history of the English language.