Early Modern English / / Charles Barber.
Now available in a completely revised edition, this book describes the English language between the years 1500 and 1700 - the different varieties of the language, the attitudes of its speakers towards it, its pronunciation, vocabulary and grammar. It will be useful to serious students of the history...
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Edinburgh University Press Archive eBook-Package Pre-2000 |
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Place / Publishing House: | Edinburgh : : Edinburgh University Press, , [2022] ©1997 |
Year of Publication: | 2022 |
Language: | English |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (288 p.) |
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Other title: | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Phonetic Symbols -- List of Figures -- Abbreviations -- 1. Varieties of Early Modem English -- 2. Attitudes to English -- 3. Phonology -- 4. Grammar: (1) Morphology -- 5. Grammar: (2) Syntax -- 6. The Expanding Vocabulary -- 7. Changes of Meaning -- Appendix: Further Passages for Study -- Select Bibliography -- Index |
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Summary: | Now available in a completely revised edition, this book describes the English language between the years 1500 and 1700 - the different varieties of the language, the attitudes of its speakers towards it, its pronunciation, vocabulary and grammar. It will be useful to serious students of the history of English and takes full account of those readers who are mainly interested in the literature of the period by providing plenty of references to literary works and authors. |
Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
ISBN: | 9780748687541 9783110780475 |
DOI: | 10.1515/9780748687541 |
Access: | restricted access |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | Charles Barber. |