{"product_id":"the-history-of-english-an-introduction-9781032409696","title":"The History of English: An Introduction","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe History of English: An Introduction\u003c\/strong\u003e van Stephan Gramley, Vivian Gramley is een Engelstalig gedrukt boek. Deze titel is geschikt voor studenten in het hoger onderwijs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe History of English: An Introduction provides a chronological analysis of the linguistic, social, and cultural development of the English language from before its establishment in Britain around the year 450 to the present. Each chapter represents a new stage in the evolution of the language, all illustrated with a rich and diverse selection of primary texts. The book also explores the wider global course of the language, including a historical review of English in its pidgin and creole varieties and as a native and\/or second language in the Caribbean, Africa, Asia, and Australasia. The third edition, carefully revised and updated throughout, includes: chapter introductions and conclusions to assist in orientation plus additional marginal references throughout; the addition of 21 timelines often running from Old English to Present-Day English and focusing on a variety of features; a new focus on the relevance of change for and in Present-Day English; discussions on the role and image of women, the (in-)visibility of social classes, and regional variation in English; material on bilingualism, code-switching, and borrowing, and on the effects of the social media on language use; over 90 textual examples demonstrating linguistic change and over 100 figures, tables, and maps, including 31 colour images, to support and illuminate the text; updated online support material including brief introductions to Old and to Middle English, further articles on linguistic, historical, and cultural phenomena which go beyond the scope of the book, additional sample texts, exercises, and audio clips.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe History of English provides a chronological analysis of the linguistic, social, and cultural development of the English language from before its establishment in Britain around the year 450 to the present. Each chapter represents a new stage in the evolution of the language.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInhoudelijk sluit dit boek aan bij onderwerpen als Historical and comparative linguistics, Language: history and general works, LANGUAGE ARTS \u0026amp; DISCIPLINES \/ Linguistics \/ Historical \u0026amp; Comparative.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Intertaal","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56399901655380,"sku":"9781032409696","price":53.55,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0967\/0538\/0692\/files\/9781032409696.jpg?v=1783612138","url":"https:\/\/intertaalid.nl\/en\/products\/the-history-of-english-an-introduction-9781032409696","provider":"Intertaal","version":"1.0","type":"link"}