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How English became English : a short history of a global language /
"The English Language is spoken by more than a billion people throughout the world. But where did English come from? And how has it evolved into the language used today? In Do You Speak English? Simon Horobin investigates the evolution of the English language, examining how the language continu...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oxford :
Oxford University Press,
2016.
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| Edición: | First edition. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; How English Became English: A Short History of a Global Language; Copyright; Dedication; CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS; 1: What is English?; Old English; Early Modern English; Scots; Tok Pisin; Modern English; 2: Origins; Beginnings; Old English (AD 650-1100); Middle English (1100-1500); Early Modern English (1500-1750); Late Modern English (1750-1900); 3: Authorities; Dictionaries; Academies; Usage Guides; Sources; Logic; Etymology; Descriptive or Prescriptive?; 4: Standards; Standard English: What It Is and What It Isn't; Right Writing; Talking Proper.
- Good Grammar5: Varieties; Dialects; Scots; Attitudes; Accents; Dialect Grammars; Dialect Vocabulary; The Future; Registers; Electronic Discourse; Neologisms; Punctuation; 6: Global Englishes; English in America; English in Canada; English in Australia and New Zealand; Models; English in South Asia; Mixed Varieties: Singlish; Pidgins and Creoles; The Future; 7: Why Do We Care?; Rights and Wrongs; Good Grammar in the Marketplace; Good Grammar in the Classroom; Good Grammar and Latin Grammar; The Marketability of Good Grammar; English and Nationalism; FURTHER READING; ELECTRONIC RESOURCES; INDEX.