The Cambridge History of the English Language

This volume deals with the history of the English language from 1776 to 1997. An extensive introduction details the changing socio-historical setting in which English has developed in response to a continuing background of diversity as it was transplanted to North America and beyond. Separate chapters on phonology, syntax, and vocabulary chronicle the linguistic features of the language during this period, taking as the basis for discussion the common...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521264774
• ISBN13: 9780521264778
• Release Date: January 1999
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 810 Pages
• Weight: 2.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.8" x 6.1" x 9.0"