Introducing the history of the English language /
Lerer, Seth, 1955-
Introducing the history of the English language / Seth Lerer. - xvi, 282 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm. volume
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The Indo-European languages -- The Germanic languages -- Old English -- Middle English -- From Middle English to Modern English -- English in the age of Shakespeare and the King James Bible -- The age of regulation -- English in Great Britain, 1800-2000 -- American English, origins and attitudes -- English in the Black Atlantic -- Global English -- English in the twenty-first century.
"This essential new text provides a comprehensive, modern account of how the English language originated, developed, changed, and continues to morph into new forms in contemporary society. It first offers a rigorous, approachable introduction to the building blocks of language itself and then traces English language usage's messy development in society, beginning with its origins in the Indo-European language family and continuing chronologically through the Old, Middle, Modern, and present-day forms"--
9781032129716 9781032129693
2023035948
English language--History.
English Language Studies, Master of Arts in :--History and Development of the English Language ;--MAELS206
PE 1075 / .2024 I85
Introducing the history of the English language / Seth Lerer. - xvi, 282 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm. volume
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The Indo-European languages -- The Germanic languages -- Old English -- Middle English -- From Middle English to Modern English -- English in the age of Shakespeare and the King James Bible -- The age of regulation -- English in Great Britain, 1800-2000 -- American English, origins and attitudes -- English in the Black Atlantic -- Global English -- English in the twenty-first century.
"This essential new text provides a comprehensive, modern account of how the English language originated, developed, changed, and continues to morph into new forms in contemporary society. It first offers a rigorous, approachable introduction to the building blocks of language itself and then traces English language usage's messy development in society, beginning with its origins in the Indo-European language family and continuing chronologically through the Old, Middle, Modern, and present-day forms"--
9781032129716 9781032129693
2023035948
English language--History.
English Language Studies, Master of Arts in :--History and Development of the English Language ;--MAELS206
PE 1075 / .2024 I85