The stories of English. (2005)
- Record Type:
- Book
- Title:
- The stories of English. (2005)
- Main Title:
- The stories of English
- Further Information:
- Note: David Crystal.
- Authors:
- Crystal, David, 1941-
- Contents:
- The origins of Old English : the Celtic language puzzle -- The Old English dialects : the rise and fall of West Saxon -- Early lexical diversity : understanding Danes -- Stylistic variation in Old English : grammatical transition -- The transition to Middle English : two Peterborough Chronicles -- A trilingual nation : Lay Subsidy dialects -- Lexical invasions : the first dialect story -- Evolving variation : well well -- A dialect age : where did the -s ending come from? -- The emerging standard : complaining about change -- Printing and its consequences : the first English dictionary -- Early modern English preoccupations : choosing thou or you -- Linguistic daring : avoiding transcriptional anaemia -- Dialect fallout : a beggarly portrayal -- Stabilizing disorder : delusions of simplicity -- Standard rules : glottal stops -- New horizons : tracking a change : the case of y'all -- Linguistic life goes on : the grammatical heart of nonstandard English -- And dialect life goes on : dialect in Middle Earth -- Times a-changin' -- Appendix: The location of the towns and counties of England referred to in this book.
- Publisher Details:
- New York, NY : Overlook Press
- Publication Date:
- 2005
- Extent:
- 1 online resource, illustrations
- Subjects:
- 427
English language -- Variation
English language -- Variation -- English-speaking countries
English language -- Dialects -- English-speaking countries
English language -- English-speaking countries
English language -- Variation -- Great Britain
English language -- Dialects -- Great Britain
English language -- Great Britain
English language -- Dialects
English language -- History
English language
English language -- Dialects
English language -- Variation
HISTORY / General
English-speaking countries
Great Britain
Electronic books
History - Languages:
- English
- ISBNs:
- 9781468306170
1468306170
9780141900704
0141900709 - Notes:
- Note: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
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- Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
- Access Usage:
- Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.
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- Physical Locations:
- British Library HMNTS - ELD.DS.192941
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