The history of English : an introduction /: an introduction. (2018)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Stephan Gramley.
• Authors: Gramley, Stephan, 1943-
• Contents: List of illustrations List of texts List of abbreviations Preface to the first edition Preface to the second edition Acknowledgments Part I Before Britain Chapter 1 The origins of English (before 450) Chapter overview 1.1 The origins of human language 1.2 Language change 1.3 Changes in Germanic before the invasions of Britain 1.4 The world of the Germanic peoples 1.5 The Germanic migrations 1.6 Summary Study questions Topic of interest for further study Further reading Part II Early English in Britain Chapter 2 Old English: Early Germanic Britain (450-700) Chapter overview 2.1 The first peoples 2.2 The Germanic incursions 2.3 Introduction to Old English 2.4 The Christianization of England 2.5 Literature in the early Old English period 2.6 Summary Study questions Topic of interest for further study Further reading Chapter 3 Old English: The Viking invasions and their consequences (700-1066/1100) Chapter overview 3.1 The Viking invasions 3.2 Linguistic influence of Old Norse (ON) 3.3 Creolization3.4 Alfred’s reforms and the West Saxon standard 3.5 Monastic reform, linguistic developments, and literary genres 3.6 Summary Study questions Topic of interest for further study Further reading Chapter 4 Middle English: The non-standard period (1066/1100 - 1350) Chapter overview 4.1 Dynastic conflict and the Norman Conquest 4.2 Linguistic features of Middle English in the non-standard period 4.3 French influence on Middle English and the question of creolization 4.4 English literature 4.5 Dialectal diversity in early ME 4.6 Summary Study questions Topic of interest for further study Further reading Chapter 5 Middle English: The emergence of Standard English (1350-1500) Chapter overview 5.1. Political and social turmoil and demographic developments 5.2 The expansion of domains 5.3 Chancery English (Chancery Standard) 5.4 Literature in the late ME period 5.5 Variation in late ME 5.6 Summary Study questions Topic of interest for further study Further reading Chapter 6 Early Modern English period (1500-1700) Chapter overview 6.1 The Early Modern English Period 6.2 Early Modern English 6.3 Regulation and codification 6.4 Religious and scientific prose and belles lettres 6.5 Variation: South and North 6.6 Summary Study questions Topic of interest for further study Further reading Part III Britain and beyond Chapter 7 The spread of English (since the late sixteenth century) Chapter overview 7.1 Social-historical background 7.2 European expansion and the slave trade 7.3 North America 7.4 The Southern Hemisphere 7.5 Second- and foreign-language countries (ESL and EFL) 7.6 Summary Study questions Topic of interest for further study Further reading Chapter 8 Standard and non-standard English (Modern English) Chapter overview 8.1 Standard English and General English 8.2 English in England, Wales, Scotland – and Ireland 8.3 North American English 8.4 Southern Hemisphere English 8.5 Ethnicity and language 8.6 Summary Study questions Topic of interest for further study Further reading Chapter 9 English pidgins, English creoles, and English (since the early seventeenth century) Chapter overview 9.1 Pidgins 9.2 Creoles 9.3 Pidgin and creole communities 9.4 Theories of origins 9.5 History and textual examples 9.6 Summary Study questions Topic of interest for further study Further reading Chapter 10 Grammatical change in Modern English Chapter overview 10.1 Grammatical developments and word order 10.2 The noun phrase 10.3 The verb phrase: development of full ModE paradigm 10.4 Other: conjunctions and prepositions 10.5 Substrate influence 10.6 Summary Study questions Topic of interest for further study Further reading Chapter 11 Pronunciation change in Modern English Chapter overview 11.1. Introduction and principles of pronunciation change 11.2 The reference accents and other national accents 11.3. Consonants in ModE 11.4 Vowels in ModE 11.5 Vowel changes in ModE: chain shifts and mergers 11.6 Summary Study questions Topic of interest for further study Further reading Chapter 12 Vocabulary and spelling change in Modern English Chapter overview 12.1 New words and old 12.2 Borrowing 12.3 Word formation 12.4 Pragmatics 12.5 Modern English spelling 12.6 Summary Study questions Topic of interest for further study Further reading Part IV Worldwide English Chapter 13 Global English (since 1945) Chapter overview 13.1 The beginnings of Global English 13.2 Media dominance 13.3 Features of medialized language 13.4 English in a world-wide context 13.5 Bilingualism, code-switching, and hybrid languages 13.6 Summary Study questions Topic of interest for further study Further reading The International Phonetic Alphabet Glossary General Bibliography Index
• Edition: 2nd edition
• Publisher Details: London : Routledge
• Publication Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations (black and white)
• Subjects: 420.9; English language -- History; English language -- Variation
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780429863219; 9780429863226; 9780429863202; 9780429460272
• Related ISBNs: 9781138501089; 9781138501096
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Description based on CIP data; resource not viewed.
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