Twentieth century english : history, variation and standardization / Christian Mair.
Twentieth century english : history, variation and standardization / Christian Mair.
Twentieth century english : history, variation and standardization / Christian Mair.
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Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2006.
Date
2006.
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N420.904/3
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English
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Physical content
xvi, 244 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Contents
1 Setting the scene -- 2 Ongoing language change : problems of detection and verification -- 3 Lexical change in twentieth-century English -- 4 Grammatical changes in twentieth-century English -- 5 Pronunciation -- 6 Language change in context : changing communicative and discourse norms in twentiet...
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Publisher
Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2006.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
2006.
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"Standard English has evolved and developed in many ways over the past hundred years. From pronunciation to vocabulary to grammar, this concise survey clearly documents the recent history of standard English. Drawing on large amounts of authentic corpus data, it shows how we can track ongoing changes to the language, and demonstrates each of the ma...
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Twentieth century english : history, variation and standardization / Christian Mair.
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Studies in English language.
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N420.904/3
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74VKJJwOzvm3
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKJJwOzvm3
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ISBN
0521832195 (hbk.) :
9780521832199 (hbk.) :
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420.904
MMS ID
991022132579702626
