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A History of the English Language Albert C. Baugh

A History of the English Language By Albert C. Baugh

A History of the English Language by Albert C. Baugh

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Combining internal linguistic history and external cultural history since the Middle Ages, this book presents an exploration of the history of the English language. It encourages students to develop an understanding of modern English and to develop an enlightened attitude towards questions affecting the language.

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A History of the English Language by Albert C. Baugh

For courses in the History of the English Language (English Composition).

Comprehensive and balanced, this classic exploration of the history of the English language combines internal linguistic history and external cultural history-from the Middle Ages to the present. Students are encouraged to develop both an understanding of present-day English and an enlightened attitude toward questions affecting the language today.

Table of Contents



1. English Present and Future.


2. The Indo-European Family of Languages.


3. Old English.


4. Foreign Influences on Old English.


5. The Norman Conquest and the Subjection of English, 1066-1200.


6. The Re-Establishment of English, 1200-1500.


7. Middle English.


8. The Renaissance, 1500-1650.


9. The Appeal to Authority, 1650-1800.


10. The Nineteenth Century and After.


11. The English Language in America.


Appendix A: Specimens of the Middle English Dialects.


Appendix B: English Spelling.


Index.

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CIN0130151661G
9780130151667
0130151661
A History of the English Language by Albert C. Baugh
Albert C. Baugh
Used - Good
Hardback
Pearson Education (US)
20020222
447
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