The History of the English Language A Source Book, 2nd Edition Ed 2 [#486514]

David Burnley, "The History of the English Language: A Source Book, 2nd Edition Ed 2"
English | ISBN: 0582312639 | 2000 | 440 pages | EPUB | 2 MB
This second edition of The History of the English Language- A Sourcebook provides a comprehensive and accessible guide to the origins and development of the English language. First published in 1992, the book contains over fifty illustrative passages, drawn from the oldest English to the twentieth century. The passages are contextualised by individual introductions and grouped into the traditional periods of Old English, Early Middle English, Later Middle English, Early Modern English and Modern English. These periods are connected by brief essays explaining the major linguistic developments associated with each period, to produce a continuous outline history.