History of the English Language and Literature
Author : Robert Chambers
Publisher :
Page : 346 pages
File Size : 19,88 MB
Release : 1837
Category : English language
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Author : Robert Chambers
Publisher :
Page : 346 pages
File Size : 19,88 MB
Release : 1837
Category : English language
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Author : English language
Publisher :
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 18,84 MB
Release : 1861
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Author : Osamu Imahayashi
Publisher : Peter Lang
Page : 424 pages
File Size : 45,76 MB
Release : 2010
Category : English language
ISBN : 9783631609668
"The first international conference was held at Chiba University in 1-3 September 2005, the second one at Nagoya University in 7-9 September 2007, and the third one at Hiroshima University in 28-30 August 2009"--P. [v].
Author : David Burnley
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 394 pages
File Size : 21,82 MB
Release : 2014-01-14
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 131788339X
This second edition of The History of the English Language- A Sourcebook provides a comprehensive and accessible guide to the origins and development of the English language. First published in 1992, the book contains over fifty illustrative passages, drawn from the oldest English to the twentieth century. The passages are contextualised by individual introductions and grouped into the traditional periods of Old English, Early Middle English, Later Middle English, Early Modern English and Modern English. These periods are connected by brief essays explaining the major linguistic developments associated with each period, to produce a continuous outline history. For this new edition Professor Burnley has expanded the outline of linguistic features at each of the main chronological divisions and included more selections and illustrations. A new section has also been included to illustrate the language of advertising from the 18th century to the present. The book will be of general interest to all those interested in the origins and development of the English language, and in particular to students and teachers of the history of the English language at A-level and university.
Author : John Peck
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 291 pages
File Size : 38,65 MB
Release : 2017-07-06
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 1350309532
This new edition of an established text provides a succinct and up-to-date historical overview of the story of English literature. Focusing on how writing both reflects and challenges the periods in which it is produced, John Peck and Martin Coyle combine close readings of key texts with recent critical thinking on the interaction of literary works and culture. Providing a lively introductory guide to English literature from Beowulf to the present day, the authors write in their characteristically lucid and accessible style. A true masterpiece of clarity and compression, this is essential reading for undergraduate students coming across the vast areas of English literature for the first time and looking for a way of making critical sense of the texts being studied. In addition, the concise nature and narrative structure of this book makes it excellent reading for general readers. New to this Edition: - Revised chapter on twentieth century literature - Complete new chapter on twenty-first century literature - Updated Chronology and Further Reading section
Author : Stephan Gramley
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 455 pages
File Size : 11,55 MB
Release : 2012-03-15
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1136592687
The History of English: An Introduction provides a chronological analysis of the linguistic, social, and cultural development of the English language from before its establishment in Britain around the year 450 to the present. Each chapter represents a new stage in the development of the language from Old English through Middle English to Modern Global English, all illustrated with a rich and diverse selection of primary texts showing changes in language resulting from contact, conquest and domination, and the expansion of English around the world. The History of English goes beyond the usual focus on English in the UK and the USA to include the wider global course of the language during and following the Early Modern English period. This perspective therefore also includes a historical review of English in its pidgin and creole varieties and as a native and/or second language in the Caribbean, Africa, Asia, and Australasia. Designed to be user-friendly, The History of English contains: chapter introductions and conclusions to assist study over 80 textual examples demonstrating linguistic change, accompanied by translations and/or glosses where appropriate study questions on the social, cultural and linguistic background of the chapter topics further reading from key texts to extend or deepen the focus nearly 100 supporting figures, tables, and maps to illuminate the text 16-pages of colour plates depicting exemplary texts, relevant artefacts, and examples of language usage, including Germanic runes, the opening page of Beowulf, the New England Primer, and the Treaty of Waitangi. The companion website at www.routledge.com/cw/gramley supports the textbook and features: an extended view of major aspects of language development as well as synopses of material dealt with in a range of chapters in the book further sample texts, including examples from Chaucer, numerous Early Modern English texts from a wide variety of fields, and twenty-first-century novels additional exercises to help users expand their insights and apply background knowledge an interactive timeline of important historical events and developments with linked encyclopaedic entries audio clips providing examples of a wide range of accents The History of English is essential reading for any student of the English language.
Author : Robert Chambers (Verleger)
Publisher :
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 18,78 MB
Release : 1837
Category : English language
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Author : Ishtia Singh
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 41,77 MB
Release : 2013-09-05
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1134644566
The History of English provides an accessible introduction to the changes that English has undergone from its Indo-European beginnings to the present day. The text looks at the major periods in the history of English, and provides for each a socio-historical context, an overview of the relevant major linguistic changes, and also focuses on an area of current research interest, either in sociolinguistics or in literary studies. Exercises and activities that allow the reader to get 'hands-on' with different stages of the language, as well as with the concepts of language change, are also included. By explaining language change with close reference to literary and other textual examples and emphasising the integral link between a language and its society, this text is especially useful for students of literature as well as linguistics.
Author : Norman Francis Blake
Publisher :
Page : 676 pages
File Size : 37,35 MB
Release : 1992
Category : English language
ISBN : 9780511468469
Volume two of this set covers the Middle English Period, approximately 1066-1476, and describes and analyses developments in the language from the Norman Conquest to the introduction of printing.
Author : John Miller Dow Meiklejohn
Publisher :
Page : 461 pages
File Size : 27,21 MB
Release : 1897
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