The Sources of Standard English

The Sources of Standard English
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Total Pages : 522
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ISBN-10 : HARVARD:HX5B1J
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Synopsis The Sources of Standard English by : Thomas Laurence Kington Oliphant

The Sources of Standard English

The Sources of Standard English
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Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Total Pages : 518
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ISBN-10 : 9783368188412
ISBN-13 : 3368188410
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Synopsis The Sources of Standard English by : T. L. Kington Oliphant

The Development of Standard English, 1300-1800

The Development of Standard English, 1300-1800
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 256
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ISBN-10 : 0521029694
ISBN-13 : 9780521029698
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Synopsis The Development of Standard English, 1300-1800 by : Laura Wright

This volume describes the development of Standard English from Middle English onwards.

Oxford English Dictionary

Oxford English Dictionary
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Publisher : Oxford University Press
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ISBN-10 : 0195218892
ISBN-13 : 9780195218893
Rating : 4/5 (92 Downloads)

Synopsis Oxford English Dictionary by : John A. Simpson

The Oxford English Dictionary is the internationally recognized authority on the evolution of the English language from 1150 to the present day. The Dictionary defines over 500,000 words, making it an unsurpassed guide to the meaning, pronunciation, and history of the English language. This new upgrade version of The Oxford English Dictionary Second Edition on CD-ROM offers unparalleled access to the world's most important reference work for the English language. The text of this version has been augmented with the inclusion of the Oxford English Dictionary Additions Series (Volumes 1-3), published in 1993 and 1997, the Bibliography to the Second Edition, and other ancillary material. System requirements: PC with minimum 200 MHz Pentium-class processor; 32 MB RAM (64 MB recommended); 16-speed CD-ROM drive (32-speed recommended); Windows 95, 98, Me, NT, 200, or XP (Local administrator rights are required to install and open the OED for the first time on a PC running Windows NT 4 and to install and run the OED on Windows 2000 and XP); 1.1 GB hard disk space to run the OED from the CD-ROM and 1.7 GB to install the CD-ROM to the hard disk: SVGA monitor: 800 x 600 pixels: 16-bit (64k, high color) setting recommended. Please note: for the upgrade, installation requires the use of the OED CD-ROM v2.0.

The Standard of Usage in English

The Standard of Usage in English
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Total Pages : 336
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ISBN-10 : UOM:39015050921215
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Synopsis The Standard of Usage in English by : Thomas R. Lounsbury

Twentieth-Century English

Twentieth-Century English
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 26
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ISBN-10 : 9781139459624
ISBN-13 : 1139459627
Rating : 4/5 (24 Downloads)

Synopsis Twentieth-Century English by : Christian Mair

Standard English has evolved and developed in many ways over the past hundred years. From pronunciation to vocabulary to grammar, this concise survey clearly documents the recent history of Standard English. Drawing on large amounts of authentic corpus data, it shows how we can track ongoing changes to the language, and demonstrates each of the major developments that have taken place. As well as taking insights from a vast body of literature, Christian Mair presents the results of his own cutting-edge research, revealing some important changes which have not been previously documented. He concludes by exploring how social and cultural factors, such as the American influence on British English, have affected Standard English in recent times. Authoritative, informative and engaging, this book will be essential reading for anyone interested in language change in progress, particularly those working on English, and will be welcomed by students, researchers and language teachers alike.

Politics and the English Language

Politics and the English Language
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Publisher : Renard Press Ltd
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ISBN-10 : 9781913724276
ISBN-13 : 1913724271
Rating : 4/5 (76 Downloads)

Synopsis Politics and the English Language by : George Orwell

George Orwell set out ‘to make political writing into an art’, and to a wide extent this aim shaped the future of English literature – his descriptions of authoritarian regimes helped to form a new vocabulary that is fundamental to understanding totalitarianism. While 1984 and Animal Farm are amongst the most popular classic novels in the English language, this new series of Orwell’s essays seeks to bring a wider selection of his writing on politics and literature to a new readership. In Politics and the English Language, the second in the Orwell’s Essays series, Orwell takes aim at the language used in politics, which, he says, ‘is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable, and to give an appearance of solidity to pure wind’. In an age where the language used in politics is constantly under the microscope, Orwell’s Politics and the English Language is just as relevant today, and gives the reader a vital understanding of the tactics at play. 'A writer who can – and must – be rediscovered with every age.' — Irish Times

From Old English to Standard English

From Old English to Standard English
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Publisher : University of Ottawa Press
Total Pages : 502
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ISBN-10 : 9780776604695
ISBN-13 : 0776604694
Rating : 4/5 (95 Downloads)

Synopsis From Old English to Standard English by : Dennis Freeborn

"This practical and informative course book is a fascinating, visual volume which leads the student through the development of the language from Old English, through Middle and Early Modern English to the establishment of Standard English in the eighteenth century." "At the core of this substantially expanded second edition lies a series of nearly 200 historical texts, of which more than half are reproduced in facsimile, and which illustrate the progressive changes in the language. The book is firmly based upon linguistic description, with commentaries which form a series of case studies demonstrating the evidence for language change at every level - handwriting, spelling, punctuation, vocabulary, grammar and meaning." "Such a wealth of texts, as well as the structured activities and the various case studies, allow the volume to be used not only as a stimulating course text, guiding students through the analysis of data, but also as a comprehensive resource book and invaluable reference tool for teachers and students at all levels."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved

The Cambridge Handbook of Language Standardization

The Cambridge Handbook of Language Standardization
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 1013
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ISBN-10 : 9781108640077
ISBN-13 : 1108640079
Rating : 4/5 (77 Downloads)

Synopsis The Cambridge Handbook of Language Standardization by : Wendy Ayres-Bennett

Surveying a wide range of languages and approaches, this Handbook is an essential resource for all those interested in language standards and standard languages. It not only explores the standardization of national European languages, it also offers fresh insights on the standardization of minoritized, indigenous and stateless languages.

International English

International English
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Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 166
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ISBN-10 : 9781134671304
ISBN-13 : 113467130X
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Synopsis International English by : Peter Trudgill

From Scotland to Singapore, Canada to the Channel Islands, Namibia to New Zealand and beyond, International English takes you on a fascinating journey through the varieties of Standard English spoken around the world. Comparisons across the varieties provide a comprehensive guide to differences in phonetics, phonology, grammar and vocabulary, providing a useful resource for teachers of English as a foreign language and linguistics students alike. In this fifth edition the authors have added a new discussion of what Standard English really is, as well as an outline of typologies of varieties of English including ELF 'English as a lingua franca'. This new material will be of particular interest to teachers and advanced learners of English as a foreign or second language as well as students of sociolinguistics, English language and language variation. MP3 files, ideal for use in class, at home or on the move, are free to download from our website, www.hodderplus.com/linguistics, and feature audio examples from throughout the text. The new material, coupled with a thorough updating of the remaining text and references, ensures that International English will remain a favourite and indispensable resource for teachers and students for many years to come.