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

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Lass, Roger, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English language--Early modern, 1500-1700--History.

English language.

English language--18th century--History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvii, 771 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1999.

Summary:

This volume of the Cambridge History of the English Language covers the period 1476-1776, beginning at the time of the establishment of Caxton's first press in England and concluding with the American Declaration of Independence, the notional birth of the first (non-insular) extraterritorial English. It encompasses three centuries which saw immense cultural change over the whole of Europe: the late middle ages, the renaissance, the reformation, the enlightenment, and the beginnings of romanticism. During this time, Middle English became Early Modern English and then developed into the early stages of indisputably 'modern', if somewhat old-fashioned, English. In this book, the distinguished team of six contributors traces these developments, covering orthography and punctuation, phonology and morphology, syntax, lexis and semantics, regional and social variation, and the literary language. The volume also contains a glossary of linguistic terms and an extensive bibliography.

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.

Notes:

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ISBN:

9781139053747 (ebook)

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