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Author |
: William Brohaugh |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 616 |
Release |
: 1998 |
ISBN-10 |
: UCSC:32106014663527 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (27 Downloads) |
Synopsis English Through the Ages by : William Brohaugh
Unique among etymology books, English Through the Ages places words on the long and dynamic timeline of English word creation, chronicling words according to when it can be confirmed they were in use. Words are organized into time groupings from "In Use by 1150" to "In Use by 1990". Entry-words list changes in meaning and when related words (such as the noun use of a verb) came into being. Timelines are grouped into categories of words, including "Geography/Places", "The Body", "Everyday Life", "Insults" and "Slang" so you can browse for related words. And, all entrywords are cross-referenced in a comprehensive index.
Author |
: Jürgen Handke, Peter Franke |
Publisher |
: Waxmann Verlag |
Total Pages |
: 328 |
Release |
: 2006 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9783830966890 |
ISBN-13 |
: 383096689X |
Rating |
: 4/5 (90 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Virtual Linguistics Campus by : Jürgen Handke, Peter Franke
Author |
: Melvyn Bragg |
Publisher |
: Skyhorse Publishing, Inc. |
Total Pages |
: 497 |
Release |
: 2011-04-01 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781611450071 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1611450071 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (71 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Adventure of English by : Melvyn Bragg
A history of the English language traces its evolution from a Germanic dialect around 500 A.D. to its modern form, noting the influence of such groups and individuals as early Anglo-Saxon tribes, Alfred the Great, and William Shakespeare.
Author |
: Thomas R. Lounsbury |
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: |
Total Pages |
: 336 |
Release |
: 1908 |
ISBN-10 |
: UOM:39015050921215 |
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: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (15 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Standard of Usage in English by : Thomas R. Lounsbury
Author |
: John McWhorter |
Publisher |
: Penguin |
Total Pages |
: 258 |
Release |
: 2009-10-27 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781592404940 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1592404944 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (40 Downloads) |
Synopsis Our Magnificent Bastard Tongue by : John McWhorter
A survey of the quirks and quandaries of the English language, focusing on our strange and wonderful grammar Why do we say “I am reading a catalog” instead of “I read a catalog”? Why do we say “do” at all? Is the way we speak a reflection of our cultural values? Delving into these provocative topics and more, Our Magnificent Bastard Language distills hundreds of years of fascinating lore into one lively history. Covering such turning points as the little-known Celtic and Welsh influences on English, the impact of the Viking raids and the Norman Conquest, and the Germanic invasions that started it all during the fifth century ad, John McWhorter narrates this colorful evolution with vigor. Drawing on revolutionary genetic and linguistic research as well as a cache of remarkable trivia about the origins of English words and syntax patterns, Our Magnificent Bastard Tongue ultimately demonstrates the arbitrary, maddening nature of English— and its ironic simplicity due to its role as a streamlined lingua franca during the early formation of Britain. This is the book that language aficionados worldwide have been waiting for (and no, it’s not a sin to end a sentence with a preposition).
Author |
: Albert Croll Baugh |
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: |
Total Pages |
: 506 |
Release |
: 1963 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0133891550 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780133891553 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (50 Downloads) |
Synopsis A History of the English Language by : Albert Croll Baugh
Author |
: Amy Cruse |
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: |
Total Pages |
: 666 |
Release |
: 1919 |
ISBN-10 |
: STANFORD:36105124447801 |
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: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (01 Downloads) |
Synopsis English Literature Through the Ages by : Amy Cruse
Author |
: Robert H. Brumback |
Publisher |
: Wipf and Stock Publishers |
Total Pages |
: 440 |
Release |
: 2007-02-21 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781725218833 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1725218836 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (33 Downloads) |
Synopsis History of the Church through the Ages by : Robert H. Brumback
Author |
: Robert Tombs |
Publisher |
: Vintage |
Total Pages |
: 1074 |
Release |
: 2015-10-27 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781101874776 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1101874775 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (76 Downloads) |
Synopsis The English and Their History by : Robert Tombs
A New York Times 2016 Notable Book Robert Tombs’s momentous The English and Their History is both a startlingly fresh and a uniquely inclusive account of the people who have a claim to be the oldest nation in the world. The English first came into existence as an idea, before they had a common ruler and before the country they lived in even had a name. They have lasted as a recognizable entity ever since, and their defining national institutions can be traced back to the earliest years of their history. The English have come a long way from those first precarious days of invasion and conquest, with many spectacular changes of fortune. Their political, economic and cultural contacts have left traces for good and ill across the world. This book describes their history and its meanings from their beginnings in the monasteries of Northumbria and the wetlands of Wessex to the cosmopolitan energy of today’s England. Robert Tombs draws out important threads running through the story, including participatory government, language, law, religion, the land and the sea, and ever-changing relations with other peoples. Not the least of these connections are the ways the English have understood their own history, have argued about it, forgotten it and yet been shaped by it. These diverse and sometimes conflicting understandings are an inherent part of their identity. Rather to their surprise, as ties within the United Kingdom loosen, the English are suddenly embarking on a new chapter. The English and Their History, the first single-volume work on this scale for more than half a century, and which incorporates a wealth of recent scholarship, presents a challenging modern account of this immense and continuing story, bringing out the strength and resilience of English government, the deep patterns of division and also the persistent capacity to come together in the face of danger.
Author |
: Annie Abram |
Publisher |
: Routledge |
Total Pages |
: 449 |
Release |
: 2014-01-02 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781317975472 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1317975472 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (72 Downloads) |
Synopsis English Life and Manners in the Later Middle Ages (Routledge Revivals) by : Annie Abram
Annie Abram was born in London in 1869 and died in Sussex in 1930. As an historian, she contributed significantly to the twentieth-century historiography of late medieval England, researching the social, cultural and religious mores of the English laity and clergy. This title, first published in 1919, comprehensively explores the fabrics of late medieval society using evidence drawn from historical and literary works, official documents and illustrated manuscripts. Largely concentrating on the years between the start of the Black Death in 1348 and the end of the fifteenth century, a period in which we see important developments in the character and organisation of medieval England, chapters discuss the make-up of social order, life in a medieval town, the position of women in society, and the Church’s relationship with the laity. A complementary title to Social Life in England in the Fifteenth Century (Routledge Revivals, 2013), this fascinating work will be of great value to history students requiring a detailed overview of the framework of late medieval English society and culture.