How English became English : a short history of a global language / / Simon Horobin |
Autore | Horobin Simon |
Edizione | [First edition.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford, England ; ; New York, New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2016 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (188 p.) |
Disciplina | 420.9 |
Soggetto topico |
English language - Grammar, Historical
English language - History Historical linguistics |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 0-19-106920-5 |
Classificazione | 427 HOR |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; How English Became English: A Short History of a Global Language; Copyright; Dedication; CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS; 1: What is English?; Old English; Early Modern English; Scots; Tok Pisin; Modern English; 2: Origins; Beginnings; Old English (AD 650-1100); Middle English (1100-1500); Early Modern English (1500-1750); Late Modern English (1750-1900); 3: Authorities; Dictionaries; Academies; Usage Guides; Sources; Logic; Etymology; Descriptive or Prescriptive?; 4: Standards; Standard English: What It Is and What It Isn't; Right Writing; Talking Proper
Good Grammar5: Varieties; Dialects; Scots; Attitudes; Accents; Dialect Grammars; Dialect Vocabulary; The Future; Registers; Electronic Discourse; Neologisms; Punctuation; 6: Global Englishes; English in America; English in Canada; English in Australia and New Zealand; Models; English in South Asia; Mixed Varieties: Singlish; Pidgins and Creoles; The Future; 7: Why Do We Care?; Rights and Wrongs; Good Grammar in the Marketplace; Good Grammar in the Classroom; Good Grammar and Latin Grammar; The Marketability of Good Grammar; English and Nationalism; FURTHER READING; ELECTRONIC RESOURCES; INDEX |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910460536703321 |
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Oxford, England ; ; New York, New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2016 | ||
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How English became English : a short history of a global language / / Simon Horobin |
Autore | Horobin Simon |
Edizione | [First edition.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford, England ; ; New York, New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2016 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (188 p.) |
Disciplina | 420.9 |
Soggetto topico |
English language - Grammar, Historical
English language - History Historical linguistics |
ISBN |
0-19-106921-3
0-19-106920-5 |
Classificazione | 427 HOR |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; How English Became English: A Short History of a Global Language; Copyright; Dedication; CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS; 1: What is English?; Old English; Early Modern English; Scots; Tok Pisin; Modern English; 2: Origins; Beginnings; Old English (AD 650-1100); Middle English (1100-1500); Early Modern English (1500-1750); Late Modern English (1750-1900); 3: Authorities; Dictionaries; Academies; Usage Guides; Sources; Logic; Etymology; Descriptive or Prescriptive?; 4: Standards; Standard English: What It Is and What It Isn't; Right Writing; Talking Proper
Good Grammar5: Varieties; Dialects; Scots; Attitudes; Accents; Dialect Grammars; Dialect Vocabulary; The Future; Registers; Electronic Discourse; Neologisms; Punctuation; 6: Global Englishes; English in America; English in Canada; English in Australia and New Zealand; Models; English in South Asia; Mixed Varieties: Singlish; Pidgins and Creoles; The Future; 7: Why Do We Care?; Rights and Wrongs; Good Grammar in the Marketplace; Good Grammar in the Classroom; Good Grammar and Latin Grammar; The Marketability of Good Grammar; English and Nationalism; FURTHER READING; ELECTRONIC RESOURCES; INDEX |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910797996503321 |
Horobin Simon
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Oxford, England ; ; New York, New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2016 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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How English became English : a short history of a global language / / Simon Horobin |
Autore | Horobin Simon |
Edizione | [First edition.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford, England ; ; New York, New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2016 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (188 p.) |
Disciplina | 420.9 |
Soggetto topico |
English language - Grammar, Historical
English language - History Historical linguistics |
ISBN |
0-19-106921-3
0-19-106920-5 |
Classificazione | 427 HOR |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Cover; How English Became English: A Short History of a Global Language; Copyright; Dedication; CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS; 1: What is English?; Old English; Early Modern English; Scots; Tok Pisin; Modern English; 2: Origins; Beginnings; Old English (AD 650-1100); Middle English (1100-1500); Early Modern English (1500-1750); Late Modern English (1750-1900); 3: Authorities; Dictionaries; Academies; Usage Guides; Sources; Logic; Etymology; Descriptive or Prescriptive?; 4: Standards; Standard English: What It Is and What It Isn't; Right Writing; Talking Proper
Good Grammar5: Varieties; Dialects; Scots; Attitudes; Accents; Dialect Grammars; Dialect Vocabulary; The Future; Registers; Electronic Discourse; Neologisms; Punctuation; 6: Global Englishes; English in America; English in Canada; English in Australia and New Zealand; Models; English in South Asia; Mixed Varieties: Singlish; Pidgins and Creoles; The Future; 7: Why Do We Care?; Rights and Wrongs; Good Grammar in the Marketplace; Good Grammar in the Classroom; Good Grammar and Latin Grammar; The Marketability of Good Grammar; English and Nationalism; FURTHER READING; ELECTRONIC RESOURCES; INDEX |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910820066003321 |
Horobin Simon
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Oxford, England ; ; New York, New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2016 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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An introduction to Middle English / / Simon Horobin and Jeremy Smith |
Autore | Horobin Simon |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Edinburgh, [Scotland] : , : Edinburgh University Press, , 2002 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (193 pages) |
Disciplina | 427.02 |
Collana | Edinburgh Textbooks on the English Language |
Soggetto topico |
English language - Middle English, 1100-1500 - Grammar
English language - Middle English, 1100-1500 English language - Middle English |
ISBN |
1-4744-0846-X
0-7486-7312-1 0-585-44191-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- To readers -- PART I -- 1 Introduction -- 2 What did Middle English look like? -- 3 Middle English in use -- PART II -- 4 Spellings and sounds -- 5 The lexicon -- 6 Grammar -- PART III -- 7 Looking forward -- Appendix: Middle English texts -- Discussion of the exercises -- References -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910779909103321 |
Horobin Simon
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Edinburgh, [Scotland] : , : Edinburgh University Press, , 2002 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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An introduction to Middle English / / Simon Horobin and Jeremy Smith |
Autore | Horobin Simon |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Edinburgh, [Scotland] : , : Edinburgh University Press, , 2002 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (193 pages) |
Disciplina | 427.02 |
Collana | Edinburgh Textbooks on the English Language |
Soggetto topico |
English language - Middle English, 1100-1500 - Grammar
English language - Middle English, 1100-1500 English language - Middle English |
ISBN |
1-4744-0846-X
0-7486-7312-1 0-585-44191-X |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- To readers -- PART I -- 1 Introduction -- 2 What did Middle English look like? -- 3 Middle English in use -- PART II -- 4 Spellings and sounds -- 5 The lexicon -- 6 Grammar -- PART III -- 7 Looking forward -- Appendix: Middle English texts -- Discussion of the exercises -- References -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910822657603321 |
Horobin Simon
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Edinburgh, [Scotland] : , : Edinburgh University Press, , 2002 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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