Author: Thomas Overbury
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 410
Book Description
The Miscellaneous Works in Prose and Verse, Now First Collected, Edited with Notes, and a Biographical Account of the Author by Edward F. Rimbault
A Philosophical Study: Grammar and Language
Landmarks in the History of the English Language
Author: Keith Johnson
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1003850200
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 171
Book Description
Landmarks in the History of the English Language identifies twelve key landmarks spread throughout the language’s history to provide a lively and interesting introduction to the history of English. Each landmark focuses on one individual associated with the key moment which helps to engage the reader and provide the history of the language with a ‘human face’. The landmarks range from Alfred the Great and his attempts to further English through its use in education, to the spread of English worldwide and the work of the linguist Braj Kachru. The final chapter takes a look into the future through the writings of David Crystal. Whilst focusing on the specific events and people, the book includes a broad outline of the history of English so that the reader can locate each landmark within the language’s history. Written in a student-friendly style and with short activities available online, this book provides a brief introduction for those coming to the topic for the first time, as well an engaging supplementary text for those studying modules on the history of English on degrees in English Language, Linguistics and Literature. General readers with an interest in the English language and its history will also find the book engaging.
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1003850200
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 171
Book Description
Landmarks in the History of the English Language identifies twelve key landmarks spread throughout the language’s history to provide a lively and interesting introduction to the history of English. Each landmark focuses on one individual associated with the key moment which helps to engage the reader and provide the history of the language with a ‘human face’. The landmarks range from Alfred the Great and his attempts to further English through its use in education, to the spread of English worldwide and the work of the linguist Braj Kachru. The final chapter takes a look into the future through the writings of David Crystal. Whilst focusing on the specific events and people, the book includes a broad outline of the history of English so that the reader can locate each landmark within the language’s history. Written in a student-friendly style and with short activities available online, this book provides a brief introduction for those coming to the topic for the first time, as well an engaging supplementary text for those studying modules on the history of English on degrees in English Language, Linguistics and Literature. General readers with an interest in the English language and its history will also find the book engaging.
The Grammar of English Grammars
Author: Goold Brown
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 1086
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 1086
Book Description
Book Bulletin
Author: San Francisco Public Library
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Acquisitions (Libraries)
Languages : en
Pages : 454
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Acquisitions (Libraries)
Languages : en
Pages : 454
Book Description
Monthly Bulletin
Author: San Francisco (Calif.). Free Public Library
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Classified catalogs (Dewey decimal)
Languages : en
Pages : 162
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Classified catalogs (Dewey decimal)
Languages : en
Pages : 162
Book Description
The Early History of Freemasonry in England
Author: James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Freemasonry
Languages : en
Pages : 82
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Freemasonry
Languages : en
Pages : 82
Book Description
The Works
Author: Thomas Sackville Earl of Dorset
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 250
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 250
Book Description
Poetical works, ed. by W.B. Turnbull
Anecdotes, Observations, and Characters, of Books and Men
Author: Joseph Spence
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Authors, English
Languages : en
Pages : 542
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Authors, English
Languages : en
Pages : 542
Book Description