A history of the English language (Record no. 13195)
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| fixed length control field | 01639nam a2200217 a 4500 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 0333609832 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| ISBN | 9780333609835 |
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| ISBN | 0333609840 |
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| ISBN | 9780333609842 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 420 |
| Item number | BLA |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME | |
| Personal name | Blake, N.F. ; |
| 245 #2 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | A history of the English language |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication | Basingstoke, Hampshire, England : |
| Name of publisher | Macmillan, |
| Year of publication | 1996. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | xv, 382 p. : |
| Other physical details | maps ; |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | Included Index. |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | Preface.- <br/>Table of Abbreviations.- <br/>What is a History of English?.- <br/>Background Survey -<br/>Before Alfred.- <br/>The First English Standard.- <br/>The Aftermath of the First Standard.- <br/>Interregnum: Fragmentation and Regrouping -<br/>Political, Social and Pedagogical Background to the New Standard.- <br/>Language Change from 1400 to 1660.- <br/>Establishing the Standard within Social Norms.- <br/>Emancipation, Education and Empire.- <br/>World Domination and Growing Variation.- <br/>Appendix -<br/>Index. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | Unlike other histories of the English language, this introduction cuts away traditional divisions into old, middle and modern English to chart the rise of and changes in standard English. It covers the English and historical background, changes in phonology, vocabulary and syntax, and offers close analyses of individual texts of English from a wide range of periods. The final chapter focuses on the place of English as a world language and the growing array of the varieties of English spoken today. A useful appendix gives definitions of technical terms and phonetic symbols. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | English language -- Grammar, Historical. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | English language -- History. |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | Reference Books |
| Collection code | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Source of acquisition | Cost, normal purchase price | Full call number | Accession Number | Koha item type |
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| Reference | Main Library | Main Library | Reference | 10/10/1998 | Purchased | 1748.75 | 420 BLA | 004784 | Reference Books |