| Description |
6 volumes : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
| Note |
Vol. 1 edited by Richard M. Hogg. |
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Vol. 2 edited by Norman Blake. |
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Vol. 3 edited by Roger Lass. |
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Vol. 4 edited by Suzanne Romaine. |
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Vol. 5 edited by Robert Burchfield. |
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Vol. 6 edited by John Algeo. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
v. 1. The beginnings to 1066 -- v. 2. 1066-1476 -- v. 3. 1476-1776 -- v. 4. 1776-1997 -- v. 5. English in Britain and overseas: origins and development -- v. 6. English in North America. |
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v. 1. The beginnings to 1066. Introduction ; The place of English in Germanic and Indo-European ; Phonology and morphology ; Syntax ; Semantics and vocabulary ; Old English dialectics ; Onomastics ; Literary language -- v. 2. 1066-1476. Introduction ; Phonology and morphology ; Middle English dialectology ; Syntax ; Lexis and semantics ; The literary language ; Onomastics -- v. 3. 1476-1776. Introduction ; Orthography and punctuation ; Phonology and morphology ; Syntax ; Early modern English lexis and semantics ; Regional and social variation ; Literary language -- v. 4. 1776-1997. Introduction ; Vocabulary ; Syntax ; Onomastics ; Phonology ; English grammar and usage ; Literary language -- v. 5. English in Britain and overseas: origins and development. Introduction ; English in Scotland ; English in Wales ; English in Ireland ; The dialects of England since 1776 ; English in Australia ; English in the Caribbean ; English in New Zealand ; English in South Africa ; English in South Asia -- v. 6. English in North America. External history ; British and American, continuity and divergence ; British and Irish antecedents ; Contact with other languages ; Americanisms ; Slang ; Dialects ; African-American English ; Grammatical structure ; Spelling ; Usage ; Canadian English ; Newfoundland English ; American English abroad. |
| Subject |
English language -- History.
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English language. |
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History. |
| Added Author |
Hogg, Richard M.
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Blake, N. F. (Norman Francis)
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Lass, Roger.
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Romaine, Suzanne, 1951-
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Burchfield, R. W.
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Algeo, John.
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| ISBN |
052126474X v. 1 |
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9780521264747 v. 1 |
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0521264758 v. 2 |
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9780521264754 v. 2 |
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0521264766 v. 3 |
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9780521264761 v. 3 |
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0521264774 v. 4 |
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9780521264778 v. 4 |
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0521264782 v. 5 |
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9780521264785 v. 5 |
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0521264790 v. 6 |
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9780521264792 v. 6 |
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