Dan Mcintyre

History of English

A Resource Book for Students

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

History of English provides students with the historical and contextual background to the study of English and answers the questions of why and how the English language has come to be written and spoken as it is today.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• 2. Auflage
• Seitenzahl: 290
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. Juni 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 250mm x 175mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 686g
• ISBN-13: 9781138500716
• ISBN-10: 1138500712
• Artikelnr.: 69948402

Autorenporträt

Dan McIntyre is Professor of English Language and Linguistics at the University of Huddersfield, UK.

Inhaltsangabe

CONTENTS
Tables
Figures
Common abbreviations
Phonetic symbols
Acknowledgements
How to use this book
SECTION A: INTRODUCTION
An external history of English
A1 Origins of English
A2 The history of English or the history of Englishes?
A3 Language contact in the Middle Ages
A4 From Middle English to Early Modern English
A5 The process of standardisation
A6 Colonialism, Imperialism and the spread of English
A7 Moves towards Present Day English
A8 Global English and beyond
SECTION B: DEVELOPMENT
A developing language
B1 Understanding Old English
B2 Varieties of Old English
B3 The emergence of Middle English
B4 Sound shifts
B5 Writing in Early Modern English
B6 The development of American English
B7 International English
B8 The globalisation of English
SECTION C: EXPLORATION
Exploring the history of English
C1 The roots of English
C2 Regions and dialects
C3 From Old English to Middle English
C4 Codification and attitudes towards English
C5 Further elements of grammar in Early Modern English
C6 English in the New World
C7 Present Day Englishes
C8 The future of English
SECTION D: EXTENSION
Readings in the history of English
D1 Vocabulary and meaning in Old English
D2 Changes in grammatical gender
D3 Medieval multilingualism
D4 Shifting sounds
D5 The development of a written standard
D6 The beginnings of global English
D7 Studying recent change in English
D8 English in the future
Commentary on activities
Glossary of linguistic terms
Further reading
General histories of English
Old English
Middle English
Early Modern English
Eighteenth-century English to the present day
World Englishes
Timeline of external events in the history of English
References
Index

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CONTENTS

Tables

Figures

Common abbreviations

Phonetic symbols

Acknowledgements

How to use this book

SECTION A: INTRODUCTION

An external history of English

A1 Origins of English

A2 The history of English or the history of Englishes?

A3 Language contact in the Middle Ages

A4 From Middle English to Early Modern English

A5 The process of standardisation

A6 Colonialism, Imperialism and the spread of English

A7 Moves towards Present Day English

A8 Global English and beyond

SECTION B: DEVELOPMENT

A developing language

B1 Understanding Old English

B2 Varieties of Old English

B3 The emergence of Middle English

B4 Sound shifts

B5 Writing in Early Modern English

B6 The development of American English

B7 International English

B8 The globalisation of English

SECTION C: EXPLORATION

Exploring the history of English

C1 The roots of English

C2 Regions and dialects

C3 From Old English to Middle English

C4 Codification and attitudes towards English

C5 Further elements of grammar in Early Modern English

C6 English in the New World

C7 Present Day Englishes

C8 The future of English

SECTION D: EXTENSION

Readings in the history of English

D1 Vocabulary and meaning in Old English

D2 Changes in grammatical gender

D3 Medieval multilingualism

D4 Shifting sounds

D5 The development of a written standard

D6 The beginnings of global English

D7 Studying recent change in English

D8 English in the future

Commentary on activities

Glossary of linguistic terms

Further reading

General histories of English

Old English

Middle English

Early Modern English

Eighteenth-century English to the present day

World Englishes

Timeline of external events in the history of English

References

Index

Rezensionen

'Offering a lively and detailed account of the history of the English language from its origins to the present-day, informed by the latest linguistic theory, Dan McIntyre's History of English is an excellent introduction to the subject. Engaging with contemporary debates and with the language in all its fascinating variety, this book is an essential resource for students, teachers and all lovers of language.'

Simon Horobin, Magdalen College, University of Oxford

'This is a highly accessible and comprehensive textbook on the history of the English language. It allows students to explore all the major aspects of linguistic development in clearly related consecutive stages. Clearly, it is essential reading for university courses on the history of English and highly to be recommended.'

Thomas Kohnen, The University of Cologne