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ISBN: 0521785707 9780521785709 1139106899 9781139106894 Year: 1993 Publisher: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press,
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The English Language: A Historical Introduction covers the history of the English language from its prehistoric Indo-European origins to the present day. Assuming no previous knowledge of the subject, Charles Barber describes the nature of language and language change, and presents a history of the English language at different periods, dealing with key topics such as grammar, pronunciation and semantics. Where necessary, he introduces and explains the main theoretical and technical concepts of historical linguistics. There are also chapters on English in the scientific age, English as a world language and the future of the language. Charles Barber uses dozens of familiar texts, including the English of King Alfred, Chaucer, Shakespeare, and Addison, to illustrate the state of the English language through time in a range of contexts. This is a fascinating book for anyone with an interest in language.
English language --- Historical linguistics --- History --- Arts and Humanities --- Language & Linguistics --- Historical linguistics. --- History. --- Diachronic linguistics --- Dynamic linguistics --- Evolutionary linguistics --- Language and languages --- Language and history --- Linguistics --- Germanic languages
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ISSN: 03040712 ISBN: 128087953X 9786613720849 9027277168 9789027277169 1556193149 9027219923 Year: 1993 Volume: v. 17 Publisher: Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : J. Benjamins Pub.,
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Progress in Language, first published in 1894, dates from fairly early in Otto Jespersen's (1860-1943) academic career; it already contains many of the essentials of his argument against the prevailing mode of 19th-century linguistic thought which he maintained until the end of his life. As James D.McCawley writes in the Introduction:""Much of the fascination of reading this long out-of-print classic lies in seeing its relationship to Jespersen's long and distinguished subsequent career: seeing how much importance he already attached to variation in language, how tightly his views on
Historical linguistics. --- English language --- Diachronic linguistics --- Dynamic linguistics --- Evolutionary linguistics --- Language and languages --- Language and history --- Linguistics --- Grammar, Historical. --- History --- Germanic languages
ISBN: 0582060850 0582060869 9780582060852 Year: 1993 Volume: vol *9 Publisher: London : Longman,
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Historical linguistics --- Historische linguïstiek --- Historische taalwetenschap --- Linguistics [Historical ] --- Linguistique historique --- Linguïstiek [Historische ] --- Taalwetenschap [Historische ] --- Historical linguistics. --- Diachronic linguistics --- Dynamic linguistics --- Evolutionary linguistics --- Language and languages --- Language and history --- Linguistics --- History
ISBN: 0521426227 9780521426220 Year: 1993 Publisher: Cambridge Cambridge University press
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Where does today's English come from? This new edition of the bestseller by Charles Barber tells the story of the language from its remote ancestry to the present day. In response to demand from readers, a brand new chapter on late modern English has been added for this edition. Using dozens of familiar texts, including the English of King Alfred, Chaucer, Shakespeare, and Addison, the book tells you everything you need to know about the English language, where it came from and where it's going to. This edition adds new material on English as a global language and explains the differences between the main varieties of English around the world. Clear explanations of linguistic ideas and terms make it the ideal introduction for students on courses in English language and linguistics, and for all readers fascinated by language.
English language --- Historical linguistics. --- History. --- 802.0-02 --- 802.0-02 Engels. Engelse taalkunde--?-02 --- Engels. Engelse taalkunde--?-02 --- Historical linguistics --- Diachronic linguistics --- Dynamic linguistics --- Evolutionary linguistics --- Language and languages --- Language and history --- Linguistics --- History --- Germanic languages --- English language - History.
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ISBN: 8370521169 9788370521165 Year: 1993 Publisher: Kraków Universitas
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Historical linguistics. --- Language and languages. --- Typology (Linguistics). --- Language and languages --- Typology (Linguistics) --- Historical linguistics --- Diachronic linguistics --- Dynamic linguistics --- Evolutionary linguistics --- Language and history --- Linguistics --- Grammar, Comparative and general --- Linguistic typology --- Linguistic universals --- Foreign languages --- Languages --- Anthropology --- Communication --- Ethnology --- Information theory --- Meaning (Psychology) --- Philology --- History --- Typology --- Classification
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