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The Cambridge history of the English language. Volume 5, English in Britain and overseas : origins and development / Edited by Robert Burchfield.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- English language--Variation--England.
- English language.
- English language--Dialects--England.
- English language--Great Britain--History.
- English language--Commonwealth countries--History.
- English language--History.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xxi, 627 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1994.
- Summary:
- The Cambridge History of the English Language is the first multi-volume work to provide a full account of the history of English. Its authoritative coverage extends from areas of central linguistic interest and concern to more specialised topics such as personal names and place names. The volumes dealing with earlier periods are chronologically based, whilst those dealing with more recent periods are geographically based, thus reflecting the spread of English over the last 300 years. Volume 5 looks at the dialects of England since 1776, the historical development of English in the former Celtic-speaking countries of Scotland, Wales, and Ireland, and at varieties of English in Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, the Caribbean, and South Asia. This unique volume will be welcomed by all those interested in the spread of English around the world.
- Contents:
- Introduction / Robert Burchfield
- Regional varieties of English in Great Britain and Ireland
- English in Scotland / J. Derrick McClure
- English in Wales / Alan R. Thomas
- English in Ireland / Jeffrey L. Kallen
- The dialects of England since 1776 / Ossi Ihalainen
- English overseas
- English in Australia / George W. Turner
- English in The Caribbean / John A. Holm
- English in New Zealand / Laurie Bauer
- English in South Africa / William Branford
- English in South Asia / Braj B. Kachru.
- Notes:
- Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 18 Nov 2015).
- Other Format:
- Print version:
- ISBN:
- 9781139055543 (ebook)
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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