33.2445, Books: A history of English: Hejná, Walkden

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Date: Tue, 09 Aug 2022 21:04:46
From: Sebastian Nordhoff [Sebastian.Nordhoff at langsci-press.org]
Subject: A history of English: Hejná, Walkden

 


Title: A history of English 
Series Title: Textbooks in Language Sciences  

Publication Year: 2022 
Publisher: Language Science Press
	   http://langsci-press.org
	

Book URL: https://langsci-press.org/catalog/book/346 


Author: Míša Hejná
Author: George Walkden

Electronic: ISBN:  9783961103461 Pages: 461 Price: Europe EURO 0.00 Comment: Open Access


Abstract:

Where does today’s English language come from? This book takes its readers on
a journey back in time, from present-day varieties to the Old English of
Beowulf and beyond. Written for students with little or no background in
linguistics, and reflecting the latest scholarship, it showcases the variation
and change present throughout the history of English, and includes numerous
exercises and sample texts for every period.

The reverse-chronological approach taken by this book sets it apart from all
existing textbooks of the last fifty years. Innovative features also include
its focus on variation, multilingualism and language contact, its use of texts
from outside the literary canon, and its inclusion of case studies from
syntax, sociophonetics and historical pragmatics.
 



Linguistic Field(s): General Linguistics
                     Historical Linguistics

Subject Language(s): English (eng)


Written In: English  (eng)

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