Historical Outlines from Sound to Text
Author | : Laurel Brinton |
Publisher | : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG |
Total Pages | : 266 |
Release | : 2017-09-25 |
ISBN-13 | : 9783110525281 |
ISBN-10 | : 3110525283 |
Rating | : 4/5 (83 Downloads) |
Download or read book Historical Outlines from Sound to Text written by Laurel Brinton and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2017-09-25 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The volume provides a comprehensive overview of the history of English and explores key questions and debates. A re-evaluation of the concept of periodization is followed by overviews of changes in the traditional linguistic areas – phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics – and chapters on prosody, idioms, fixed expressions, onomastics, orthography, register, and standardization, among others.