The Oxford History of English
The Oxford History of English
- ISBN 13:
9780199249312
- ISBN 10:
0199249318
- Format: Hardcover
- Copyright: 09/28/2006
- Publisher: Oxford University Press
- Newer Edition
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Summary
"The Oxford History of English traces the language from its obscure Indo-European roots to its position as the world's first language. In accounts made vivid with examples from an immense range of documentary evidence, including letters, diaries, and private records, fifteen experts describe the history of English in its versions, written and spoken. They reveal the language's rich and protean variety over the centuries and chart the progress of all its versions, standard, regional, and international. They describe and explain its constantly changing sounds, words, meanings, and grammar."--BOOK JACKET.