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An Outline History Of The English Language

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This volume provides an outline and an introduction to the history of the English language. It seeks to treat all the important aspects of the subject vocabulary, grammar, syntax, pronunciation, sound-change, etymology, etc., in a simple. About The Author: Frederick T Wood - Faculty, Sheffield University, UK. Table Of Contents: The Origin of Language • The Descent of the English Language • The Old English (Anglo-Saxon) Period • The Middle English Period • The Renaissance and After • The Growth of Vocabulary • Change of Meaning • The Evolution of Standard English • Idiom and Metaphor • The Foreign Contribution • Conclusion • Bibliography • Index of Subjects

Author(s): Frederick T. Wood, FT Wood
Publisher: Laxmi Publications.
Year: 2014

Language: English
City: Lieu de publication non identifié
Tags: Linguistics, English Language, History of English Language

Front Cover
Contents
Preface to the Second Edition
Preface to the First Edition
I The Origin of Language
II The Descent of the English Language
III The Old English (Anglo-Saxon) Period
IV The Middle English Period
V The Renaissance and After
VI The Growth of Vocabulary
VII Change of Meaning
VIII The Evolution of Standard English
IX Idiom and Metaphor
X The Foreign Contribution
XI Conclusion
Bibliography
Index of subjects
Index of words and phrases