dc.contributor.author
Hejná, Míša
dc.contributor.author
Walkden, George
dc.date.accessioned
2022-08-10T09:30:57Z
dc.date.available
2022-08-10T09:30:57Z
dc.identifier.uri
https://refubium.fu-berlin.de/handle/fub188/35829
dc.identifier.uri
http://dx.doi.org/10.17169/refubium-35544
dc.description.abstract
Where does today’s English language come from? This book takes its readers on a journey back in time, from present-day varieties to the Old English of Beowulf and beyond. Written for students with little or no background in linguistics, and reflecting the latest scholarship, it showcases the variation and change present throughout the history of English, and includes numerous exercises and sample texts for every period.
The reverse-chronological approach taken by this book sets it apart from all existing textbooks of the last fifty years. Innovative features also include its focus on variation, multilingualism and language contact, its use of texts from outside the literary canon, and its inclusion of case studies from syntax, sociophonetics and historical pragmatics.
en
dc.format.extent
x, 439 Seiten
dc.rights.uri
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subject.ddc
400 Sprache::410 Linguistik::410 Linguistik
dc.title
A history of English
dc.identifier.doi
10.5281/zenodo.6560337
dc.identifier.urn
urn:nbn:de:kobv:188-refubium-35829-7
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.originalpublishername
Language Science Press
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.originalpublisherplace
Berlin
dcterms.bibliographicCitation.url
https://langsci-press.org/catalog/book/346
refubium.affiliation
Externe Anbieter
refubium.resourceType.isindependentpub
yes
refubium.series.issueNumber
9
refubium.series.name
Textbooks in Language Sciences
dcterms.accessRights.dnb
free
dcterms.accessRights.openaire
open access
dcterms.isPartOf.eissn
2364-6209
