Nineteenth-century English stability and change

This volume of Studies in English Language focuses on the nineteenth century, an important period of both stability and change for the English language. Through ten detailed case studies, it highlights the relationships between English, its users, and nineteenth-century society, looking particularly...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Kytö, Merja, editor (editor), Rydén, Mats, editor, Smitterberg, Erik, editor
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press 2006.
Colección:CUP ebooks.
Studies in English language.
Acceso en línea:Conectar con la versión electrónica
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Sumario:This volume of Studies in English Language focuses on the nineteenth century, an important period of both stability and change for the English language. Through ten detailed case studies, it highlights the relationships between English, its users, and nineteenth-century society, looking particularly at gender differences and variation across genres. It also discusses major structural aspects of nineteenth-century English, such as nouns, verbs and adjectives, and Germanic vs. Romance vocabulary. Although the nineteenth century is often viewed as a relatively stable period in the development of the language, this volume shows the 1800s to be a time of significant change, some of which continued into the twentieth century. By making comparisons possible with both earlier and later periods, it makes an important contribution to our overall understanding of the history of the English language.
Notas:Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
Descripción Física:1 recurso electrónico (xix, 295 p.)
Formato:Forma de acceso: World Wide Web.
ISBN:9780511486944