A Companion to the History of the English Language (Blackwell Companions to Literature and Culture)

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English | August 11, 2008 | ISBN: 1405129921 | 728 pages | PDF | 5.02 Mb
A Companion to the History of the English Language addresses the linguistic, cultural, social, and literary approaches to language study. The first text to offer a complete survey of the field, this volume provides the most up-to-date insights of leading international scholars.An accessible reference to the history of the English languageComprises more than sixty essays written by leading international scholarsAids literature students in incorporating language study into their workIncludes an historical survey of the English language, from its Germanic and Indo- European beginnings to modern British and American EnglishEnriched with maps, diagrams, and illustrations from historical publicationsIntroduces the latest scholarship in the field