TY  - BOOK
AU  - Culpeper, Jonathan
TI  - History of English
SN  - 9781138891753
U1  - 420.9 
PY  - 2015///
CY  - Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon
PB  - Routledge
KW  - English language
KW  - History
KW  - Problems, exercises, etc
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; 1. The birth of English: clues in placenames -- 2. Investigating change in English -- 3. Marks on the page: letters and punctuation -- 4. Spellings and speech sounds -- 5. Borrowing words -- 6. New words from old -- 7. Changing meanings -- 8. Grammar I: nouns, inflections and word order -- Grammar II: verbs, inflections and word order -- 10. Dialects in England -- 11. World Englishes; Culpeper, J. (2015). History of English (3rd ed.). Routledge
N2  - Routledge Language Workbooks provide absolute beginners with practical introductions to core areas of language study. Books in the series provide comprehensive coverage of the area as well as a basis for further investigation. Each Language Workbook guides the reader through the subject using 'hands-on' language analysis, equipping them with the basic analytical skills needed to handle a wide range of data. Written in a clear and simple style, with all technical concepts fully explained, Language Workbooks can be used for independent study or as part of a taught class
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