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Author : Laura Wright
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2006-11-02
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0521029694
This volume describes the development of Standard English from Middle English onwards.
Author : Laura Wright
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 545 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2020-09-07
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9783110687545
Textbooks inform readers that the precursor of Standard English was supposedly an East or Central Midlands variety which became adopted in London; that monolingual fifteenth century English manuscripts fall into internally-cohesive Types; and that the fourth Type, dating after 1435 and labelled ‘Chancery Standard’, provided the mechanism by which this supposedly Midlands variety spread out from London. This set of explanations is challenged by taking a multilingual perspective, examining Anglo-Norman French, Medieval Latin and mixed-language contexts as well as monolingual English ones. By analysing local and legal documents, mercantile accounts, personal letters and journals, medical and religious prose, multiply-copied works, and the output of individual scribes, standardisation is shown to have been preceded by supralocalisation rather than imposed top-down as a single entity by governmental authority. Linguistic features examined include syntax, morphology, vocabulary, spelling, letter-graphs, abbreviations and suspensions, social context and discourse norms, pragmatics, registers, text-types, communities of practice social networks, and the multilingual backdrop, which was influenced by shifting socioeconomic trends.
Author : Alexander Bergs,Laurel J. Brinton
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 1168 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2012-10-01
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9783110251609
Author : Ian Michael
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 646 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2010-06-10
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0521143268
This book examines the traditional grammar, very briefly for its Greek and Latin origins, and fully during its first two hundred years as 'English' grammar.
Author : Richard J. Watts,Peter Trudgill
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0415233569
This book explores the beliefs and approaches to the history of English showing how the standard English dialect is to the detriment of those which are non-standard or from other areas of the world.
Author : Raymond Hickey
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 445 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2012-12-06
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780521763899
The first book-length exploration of 'standard Englishes' with contributions by the leading experts on each major variety of English discussed.
Author : Stephan Gramley,Vivian Gramley
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 423 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2024-05-31
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781040013397
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 evolution of the language, all illustrated with a rich and diverse selection of primary texts. The book also explores the wider global course of the language, including 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. The third edition, carefully revised and updated throughout, includes: ● chapter introductions and conclusions to assist in orientation plus additional marginal references throughout; ● the addition of 21 timelines often running from Old English to Present-Day English and focusing on a variety of features; ● a new focus on the relevance of change for and in Present-Day English; ● discussions on the role and image of women, the (in-)visibility of social classes, and regional variation in English; ● material on bilingualism, code-switching, and borrowing, and on the effects of the social media on language use; ● over 90 textual examples demonstrating linguistic change and over 100 figures, tables, and maps, including 31 colour images, to support and illuminate the text; ● updated online support material including brief introductions to Old and to Middle English, further articles on linguistic, historical, and cultural phenomena which go beyond the scope of the book, additional sample texts, exercises, and audio clips. With study questions as well as recommendations for further reading and topics for further study, The History of English is essential reading for any student of the English language and will be of relevance to any course addressing the origins and development of the English language.
Author : Dieter Stein,Ingrid Tieken-Boon van Ostade
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2012-10-25
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9783110864281
The future of English linguistics as envisaged by the editors of Topics in English Linguistics lies in empirical studies which integrate work in English linguistics into general and theoretical linguistics on the one hand, and comparative linguistics on the other. The TiEL series features volumes that present interesting new data and analyses, and above all fresh approaches that contribute to the overall aim of the series, which is to further outstanding research in English linguistics.
Author : Andy Kirkpatrick
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 840 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2020-12-31
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781000319729
The Routledge Handbook of World Englishes constitutes a comprehensive introduction to the study of World Englishes. Split into six sections with 40 contributions, this Handbook discusses how English is operating in a wide range of fields from business to popular culture and from education to new literatures in English and its increasing role as an international lingua franca. Bringing together more than 40 of the world’s leading scholars in World Englishes, the sections cover historical perspectives, regional varieties of English from across the world, recent and emerging trends and the pedagogical implications and the future of Englishes. The Handbook provides a thorough and updated overview of the field, taking into account the new directions in which the discipline is heading. This second edition includes up-to-date descriptions of a wide range of varieties of English and how these reflect the cultures of their new users, including new chapters on varieties in Bangladesh, Uganda, the Maldives and South Africa, as well as covering hot topics such as translanguaging and English after Brexit. With a new substantial introduction from the editor, the Handbook is an ideal resource for students of applied linguistics, as well as those in related degrees such as applied English language and TESOL/TEFL.
Author : Jonathan Culpeper
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 125 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : English language
ISBN : 9780415341844
'Routledge Language Workbooks' are practical introductions to specific areas of languages for absolute beginners. They provide comprehensive coverage of the areas as well as a basis for further study.
Author : Päivi Pahta,Janne Skaffari,Laura Wright
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 369 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2017-12-18
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781501504945
Texts of the past were often not monolingual but were produced by and for people with bi- or multilingual repertoires; the communicative practices witnessed in them therefore reflect ongoing and earlier language contact situations. However, textbooks and earlier research tend to display a monolingual bias. This collected volume on multilingual practices in historical materials, including code-switching, highlights the importance of a multilingual approach. The authors explore multilingualism in hitherto neglected genres, periods and areas, introduce new methods of locating and analysing multiple languages in various sources, and review terminology, theories and tools. The studies also revisit some of the issues already introduced in previous research, such as Latin interacting with European vernaculars and the complex relationship between code-switching and lexical borrowing. Collectively, the contributors show that multilingual practices share many of the same features regardless of time and place, and that one way or the other, all historical texts are multilingual. This book takes the next step in historical multilingualism studies by establishing the relevance of the multilingual approach to understanding language history.
Author : Anne Curzan
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 237 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2003-04-24
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781139436687
How and why did grammatical gender, found in Old English and in other Germanic languages, gradually disappear from English and get replaced by a system where the gender of nouns and the use of personal pronouns depend on the natural gender of the referent? How is this shift related to 'irregular agreement' (such as she for ships) and 'sexist' language use (such as generic he) in Modern English, and how is the language continuing to evolve in these respects? Anne Curzan's accessibly written and carefully researched study is based on extensive corpus data, and will make a major contribution by providing a historical perspective on these often controversial questions. It will be of interest to researchers and students in history of English, historical linguistics, corpus linguistics, language and gender, and medieval studies.
Author : Miriam A. Locher,Jürg Strässler
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 441 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2008-08-27
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9783110206982
The theme of this collection is a discussion of the notions of 'norms' and 'standards', which are studied from various different angles, but always in relation to the English language. These terms are to be understood in a very wide sense, allowing discussions of topics such as the norms we orient to in social interaction, the benchmark employed in teaching, or the development of English dialects and varieties over time and space and their relation to the standard language. The collection is organized into three parts, each of which covers an important research field for the study of norms and standards. Part 1 is entitled "English over time and space" and is further divided into three thematic subgroups: standard and non-standard features in English varieties and dialects; research on English standardization processes; and issues of standards and norms in oral production. Part 2 deals with "English usage in non-native contexts," and Part 3 is dedicated to "Issues on politeness and impoliteness." The notions of standards and norms are equally important concepts for historical linguists, sociolinguists with a variationist background, applied linguists, pragmaticians, and discourse analysts.
Author : Esther-Miriam Wagner,Ben Outhwaite,Bettina Beinhoff
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2013-03-22
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781614510543
The majority of our evidence for language change in pre-modern times comes from the written output of scribes. The present volume deals with a variety of aspects of language change and focuses on the role of scribes. The individual articles, which treat different theoretical and empirical issues, reflect a broad cross-linguistic and cross-cultural diversity. The languages that are represented cover a broad spectrum, and the empirical data come from a wide range of sources. This book provides a wealth of new data and new perspectives on old problems, and it raises new questions about the actual mechanisms of language change.
Author : Lynda Mugglestone
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 624 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2012-11-29
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780191639418
Lynda Mugglestone's hugely popular The Oxford History of English is now updated and entirely reset in a new edition featuring David Crystal's new take on the future of English in the wider world. In accounts made vivid with examples from a vast range of documentary evidence that includes letters, diaries, and private records, fifteen scholars trace the history of English from its ancient Indo-European origins to the present. They cover the language's versions, written and spoken, revel in its rich variety over fifteen centuries, and chart its varied progress nationally, regionally, and throughout the world. With scholarship at once impeccable and approachable, the authors describe and explain the constantly changing sounds, words, meanings, and grammar of English. This is a book for everyone interested in the language, present and past.