Inventing English : a portable history of the language / Seth Lerer.
Inventing English : a portable history of the language / Seth Lerer.
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Publisher
New York ; Chichester : Columbia University Press, 2007.
Date
2007.
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N420.9/59
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Language
English
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Physical content
305 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents
Introduction : finding English, finding us -- 1. Caedmon learns to sing : old English and the origins of poetry -- 2. From Beowulf to Wulfstan : the language of old English literature -- 3. In this year : the politics of language and the end of old English -- 4. From kingdom to realm : middle Englis...
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Publisher
New York ; Chichester : Columbia University Press, 2007.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2007.
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Summary
"Seth Lerer's Inventing English is a history of the English language from the age of Beowulf to the rap of Eminem. Many have written about the evolution of our grammar, pronunciation, and vocabulary, but only Lerer situates these developments in the larger history of English, America, and literature."--BOOK JACKET.
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Inventing English : a portable history of the language / Seth Lerer.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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N420.9/59
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74VK7R3yBoMg
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VK7R3yBoMg
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ISBN
0231510764 (ebook) :
023113794X (hbk.) :
9780231137942 (hbk.) :
9780231510769 (ebook) :
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420.9
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991022795799702626
