The Origins and Development of the English Language
By John Algeo, Carmen A. Butcher
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Updated to reflect current research and rewritten for further clarity of presentation, the seventh edition of the best-selling THE ORIGINS AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE continues to take a linguistic-analysis approach and focuses on the facts of language rather than on theoretical approaches.
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Updated to reflect current research and rewritten for further clarity of presentation, the seventh edition of the best-selling THE ORIGINS AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE continues to take a linguistic-analysis approach and focuses on the facts of language rather than on theoretical approaches.
Assuming that students have no prior knowledge of linguistic theory, this thorough history of English from its beginning to today provides the information students will need for this and other coursework.
This text focuses on the linguistic facts of historical change in vocabulary, grammar, and sounds so that students need not be steeped in linguistic theory or study new theories to benefit.
Relevant cultural and historical background as well as timelines of important events in each period provide context to changes in the English language through time.
Updated historical information incorporates the findings of recent scholarship.
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Ch 1: Language and the English Language: An IntroductionPreview this chapter
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