The Emergence and Development of English An Introduction
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This textbook provides a step-by-step introduction to the history of the English language (HEL), offering a fresh perspective on the process of language change. Aimed at undergraduate students, The Emergence and Development of English is accessibly written, and contains a wealth of pedagogical tools, including chapter openers, key terms, chapter summaries, end-of-chapter exercises and suggestions for further reading. A central theme of the book is 'emergence', the key term from the study of complex systems, which describes how massive numbers…
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Key features
- Includes a step-by-step introduction to the history of the English language (HEL), aimed at undergraduates and beginners
- The complex systems theory gives students a comprehensive model they can use to understand the history of the language
- End-of-chapter exercises and further readings provide students with the opportunity to practise what they've learnt and organize their own additional research
- Appendices teach technical linguistic vocabulary so students can discuss language with the right terms
About the book
- DOI https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108555777
- Series Cambridge Introductions to the English Language
- Subjects English Language and Linguistics: General Interest,Historical Linguistics and Language Change,History of the English Language,Language and Linguistics
- Format: Hardback
- Publication date: 06 December 2018
- ISBN: 9781108469982
- Dimensions (mm): 247 x 174 mm
- Weight: 0.7kg
- Page extent: 268 pages
- Availability: Available, despatch within 1-2 weeks
- Format: Paperback
- Publication date: 06 December 2018
- ISBN: 9781108455114
- Dimensions (mm): 247 x 174 mm
- Weight: 0.55kg
- Page extent: 268 pages
- Availability: In stock
- Format: Digital
- Publication date: 12 December 2018
- ISBN: 9781108555777
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