The Cambridge history of the English language. Volume 5, English in Britain and overseas : origins a...
The Cambridge history of the English language. Volume 5, English in Britain and overseas : origins a...
The Cambridge history of the English language. Volume 5, English in Britain and overseas : origins and development / Edited by Robert Burchfield. [electronic resource]
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Publisher
Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1994.
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English
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Physical content
1 online resource (xxi, 627 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).
Content type
text
Media type
computer
Carrier type
online resource
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 -- Engl...
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Publisher
Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1994.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
1994.
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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 bas...
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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. [electronic resource]
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BOOK
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English
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74VKVZRzDM0y
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVZRzDM0y
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ISBN
1-139-05554-2
DDC
420/.9
MMS ID
991023970910902626
