From old English to standard English : a course book in language variation across time (Record no. 13211)

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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
ISBN 0333691555
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
ISBN 9780333691557
082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 420
Item number FRE
100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME
Personal name Freeborn, Dennis ;
245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT
Title From old English to standard English : a course book in language variation across time
250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT
Edition statement 2nd Edition.
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT)
Place of publication Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire :
Name of publisher Macmillan,
Year of publication ©1998.
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Number of Pages xxi, 479 p. :
Other physical details illustrations, facsimiles ;
500 ## - GENERAL NOTE
General note Included Index.
505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE
Formatted contents note Preface to the Second Edition - Acknowledgements - Texts and Facsimiles - Symbols - Introduction - The English Language is Brought to Britain - Old English (I) - Old English (II) - From Old English to Middle English - Early Middle English; 12th Century - Early Middle English; 13th Century - Northern and Southern Texts Compared - The 14th Century; Southern and Kentish Dialects - The 14th Century; Northern Dialects - The 14th Century; West Midlands Dialects - The 14th Century; East Midlands and London Dialects - Chaucer's Rhymes as Evidence of Changes in Pronunciation - Early Modern English I; The 15th Century - Early Modern English II; The 16th Century I - Early Modern English III; The 16th Century II - Early Modern English IV; The 17th Century I - Early Modern English V; The 17th Century II - Modern English - The 18th Century - From Old English to Modern English; Comparing Historical Texts - Postscript I; To the Present Day - Postscript II; English Spelling Today; A Summary - Postscript III; The Development of Present-Day English Spelling; A Summary - Bibliography - Index
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc A visual volume which traces the development of the language from Old English, through Middle and Early Middle English to the establishment of Standard English in the 18th century. The core of the book is a series of nearly 200 historical texts, of which more than half are reproduced in facsimile, exemplifying the progressive changes in the language. The book is firmly based upon linguistic description, with commentaries forming a series of case studies which demonstrate the evidence for language change at every level - handwriting, spelling, punctuation, vocabulary, grammar and meaning.
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical Term English language -- History -- Problems, exercises, etc.
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Topical Term English language -- Variation -- Problems, exercises, etc.
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical Term English language -- Standardization -- Problems, exercises, etc.
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical Term English language.
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical Term English language -- Standardization.
650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical Term English language -- Variation.
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Koha item type Reference Books
Holdings
Collection code Home library Current library Shelving location Date acquired Source of acquisition Cost, normal purchase price Full call number Accession Number Koha item type
Reference Main Library Main Library Reference 10/10/1998 Purchased 2123.75 420 FRE 004789 Reference Books

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