The Emergence of the English

by Susan Oosthuizen

Book Overview

This book takes a critical approach to the assumption that the origins of the English can be found in fifth- and sixth-century immigration from north-west Europe. It begins by evaluating the primary evidence, and discussing the value of ethnicity in historical explanation. The author proposes an alternative explanatory model that sets short- and medium-term events and processes in the context of the longue dur?e, illustrated here through the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1641891270
• ISBN13: 9781641891271
• Release Date: April 2019
• Publisher: ARC Humanities Press
• Length: 148 Pages
• Weight: 0.31 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 4.3" x 7.0"