From Old English to Standard English. A Course Book in Language Variation across Time.

Freeborn, Dennis

ISBN 10: 1403998809 / ISBN 13: 9781403998804

Editore: Palgrave Macmillan, third edition 2006. xxiii, 446pp., 2006

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• Titolo: From Old English to Standard English. A Course Book in Language Variation across Time.
• Editore: Palgrave Macmillan, third edition 2006. xxiii, 446pp.
• Data di pubblicazione: 2006
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1403998809
• ISBN 13: 9781403998804
• Rilegatura: Brossura
• Edizione: terza edizione

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Riassunto

This practical course book explores the development of the language from Old English to the establishment of Standard English. This third edition has been expanded to provide further background information, with a supplementary website and new sections to outline the development of writing hands and provide a brief introduction to palaeography.

Informazioni sugli autori

DENNIS FREEBORN was Head of Language Studies at the College of Ripon and York St. John, UK, until 1984, and was Chief Examiner in English Language Studies for the London University Schools Examinations Board. He is the author of A Course Book in English Grammar and Varieties of English, both also published by Palgrave Macmillan.
DENNIS FREEBORN was Head of Language Studies at the College of Ripon and York St. John, UK, until 1984, and was Chief Examiner in English Language Studies for the London University Schools Examinations Board. He is the author of A Course Book in English Grammar and Varieties of English, both also published by Palgrave Macmillan.

DENNIS FREEBORN was Head of Language Studies at the College of Ripon and York St. John, UK, until 1984, and was Chief Examiner in English Language Studies for the London University Schools Examinations Board. He is the author of A Course Book in English Grammar and Varieties of English, both also published by Palgrave Macmillan.