The Cambridge history of the English language. Vol. 3, 1476-1776 / edited by Roger Lass.

Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, ©2008.
Description
xvii, 728 pages : digital, PDF file

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Series
Cambridge histories online. [More in this series]
Summary note
This volume deals with the history of the English language from 1476 to 1776. It begins with the establishment of Caxton's first press in England and concludes with American Independence. It covers a period of immense cultural change and development.
Notes
Title from PDF title page (viewed on 10 July, 2009).
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references.
System details
  • Mode of access: World Wide Web.
  • System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader.
Contents
  • Introduction / Roger Lass
  • Orthography and Punctuation / Vivian Salmon
  • Phonology and Morphology / Roger Lass
  • Syntax / Matti Rissanen
  • Early Modern English Lexis and Semantics / Terttu Nevalainen
  • Regional and Social Variation / Manfred Görlach
  • Literary Language / Sylvia Adamson.
Other format(s)
Also issued in print format.
Other title(s)
History of the English language
ISBN
  • 9780511468483 ((ebook))
  • 0511468482 ((ebook))
  • 9781139053747 ((v.5 : ebook))
  • 1139053744
OCLC
457145962
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