An Historical Study of English

Function, Form and Change

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Jeremy Smith

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Through his analysis of selected major developments in the history of English, Jeremy Smith argues that the history of the language can only be understood from a dynamic perspective. He proposes that internal linguistic mechanisms for language change cannot be meaningfully explained in isolation or without reference to external linguistic factors. Smith provides the reader with an accessible synthesis of recent developments in English historical linguistics. His book: Looks at the theory and methodology of linguistic historiography Considers the major changes in writing systems, pronunciation and grammar Provides examples of these changes, such as the standardisation of spellings and accent and the origins of the Great Vowel Shift Focuses on the origins of two non-standard varieties; eighteenth century Scots and twentieth century British Black English. This book makes fascinating reading for students of English Historical linguistics, and is an original, important and above all, lively contribution to the field.

Author Biography:

Jeremy Smith is Reader in English Language at the University of Glasgow.

Release date Australia

October 17th, 1996

Author

Jeremy Smith

Audiences

Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Undergraduate

Pages

244

Dimensions

156x234x20

ISBN-13

9780415132732

Product ID

3922896

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